Thursday,
June 6 2019
76
minutes
2.
Revise, edit, and neatly write
your final draft on the special paper J
Monday, June 10, 2019
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Friday,
May 31 2019
92
minutes
1.
SSR
4.
Table groups: Discuss whether
or not Okonkwo is a “Tragic Hero.” Share
out to whole class.
5.
Final
Essay prompts and grading
rubric handed out. In table groups, discuss the prompts and then choose one
that you would like to write about.
6.
Group up with others who are
interested in writing about the same prompt and brainstorm about evidence.
7.
Handouts: Thesis
Statements and Outlining. Practice thesis statements and share in
groups. Begin creating outline
HOMEWORK: prepare for the in-class essay by finishing your outline. This
will be the only thing besides your book that you can bring in to class to help
you write your handwritten essay.
Friday, May 24, 2019
Friday, May 24 2019
92 minutes
1.
SSR
Read up to the end of the book!
2.
Groups/pairs:
Complete Chapters 23-25 Questions and all sets of questions so far
I will
collect the following sets of questions today:
* Chapters 10 and 11
Questions
* Chapters 12-14
Questions
* Chapters 15-17
Questions
* Chapters 23-25
Questions
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Wednesday, May 22 2019
76 minutes
1.
SSR
Read up to the end of chapter 22 (page 191)
I will
collect the following sets of questions next time:
* Things Fall Apart: Examining Gender
* Chapters
10 and 11 Questions
* Chapters
12-14 Questions
* Chapters
15-17 Questions
* End of
chapter 17-20 Questions
* Chapters
22-23 Questions
DUE FRIDAY: Read chapters 23-25
Monday, May 20, 2019
Monday, May 20 2019
92 minutes
1.
SSR
2.
Read up to the end of chapter 20 (page 177)
Falconry
videos:
4. Discuss imagery in poem and connect to the
novel’s epigraph and title.
5.
Small Group
discussion: Triads with a recorder--What is “the center” of this novel? Why can
it not hold? What forces are working in the book that prevent the “falcon” from
hearing the “falconer”? What do these symbols translate to in the novel?
--All Class Discussion
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Thursday, May 16 2019
76 minutes
1.
SSR / take survey in classroom
Read up to the end of
chapter 17 (page 153)
2. Groups: complete
chapter 15-17 questions
3. Review the poem “The
Second Coming” by W. B. Yeats
4. Discuss imagery in poem and connect to the
novel’s epigraph and title.
Homework in Google Classroom: Write
a 150-200 word response to the following question: Keeping in mind the damage
caused by colonialism, and the novel's focus on pre-colonial traditions,
explain why both the epigraph and the title of Things Fall Apart are taken from the English-language poem “The
Second Coming?”
Also, DUE MONDAY, MAY 20:
Read chapters 18, 19, and 20
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Tuesday, May 14 2019
92 minutes
1.
SSR
Read up to the end of
chapter 14 (page 135)
2.
Review: Character / Characterization
-- What do you already know about characterization?
-Novels typically have a protagonist: This is the leading character. It is not always easy to identify a protagonist; some stories might have multiple leading characters.
-Antagonist: This is the character that opposes the protagonist. There can be multiple antagonists. Typically, it is the antagonist that forces the protagonist to change.
-Flat, Round, Dynamic, Static --these are all words used to describe the degree to which characters are created on the page.
-Foil: This is a character who is there simply to highlight aspects of another character
-We typically describe characters in terms of traits: honest, loyal, devoted, sincere, kind
-To understand character traits, we examine direct (we are told what traits a character possesses) and indirect characterization (STEAL: Speech, Thoughts, Effects on others, Actions, Looks) where we infer a trait based on textual evidence.
-- What do you already know about characterization?
-Novels typically have a protagonist: This is the leading character. It is not always easy to identify a protagonist; some stories might have multiple leading characters.
-Antagonist: This is the character that opposes the protagonist. There can be multiple antagonists. Typically, it is the antagonist that forces the protagonist to change.
-Flat, Round, Dynamic, Static --these are all words used to describe the degree to which characters are created on the page.
-Foil: This is a character who is there simply to highlight aspects of another character
-We typically describe characters in terms of traits: honest, loyal, devoted, sincere, kind
-To understand character traits, we examine direct (we are told what traits a character possesses) and indirect characterization (STEAL: Speech, Thoughts, Effects on others, Actions, Looks) where we infer a trait based on textual evidence.
3.
Video: What makes a
hero? Apologies for the heterosexism and masculine bias in the video.
 |
www.ted.com
What trials unite not only Harry Potter or
Frodo Baggins but many of literature's most interesting heroes? And what do
ordinary people have in common with these literary heroes? Matthew Winkler
takes us step-by-step through the crucial events that make or break a hero.
[Directed by Kirill Yeretsky, narrated by Matthew Winkler, music by Stephen
LaRosa].
|
4.
Discussion (Pairs):
Is Okonkwo a hero? Who is/are the antagonist(s)? Is Okonkwo a sympathetic
character? How can we relate to him? Does he remind you of other characters or
individuals?
Homework due Thursday,
May 16: Read chapters 15, 16, and 17 by the beginning of class
Friday, May 10, 2019
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Monday, May 6, 2019
92 minutes
MAKE SURE TO BRING YOUR
BOOK (Things Fall Apart) TO CLASS
EVERY DAY
Learning
Targets:
·
I can read and discuss characters, theme, and plot in the novel Things Fall Apart
·
I can provide textual evidence to support my ideas
YOU
SHOULD BE UP TO THE END OF CHAPTER 9 TODAY
1. SSR
2. Pair-share discussion: Do we live in a society of equal
genders? Report out to the whole class.
3. Form new groups of three and respond to the questions on the
sheets titled “Things Fall Apart:
Examining Gender.”
4. Whole class discussion of the Gender questions—focus first on
the questions that each group created. Students take hand written notes during
the discussion.
HOMEWORK Due by Tuesday night: Prompt posted in Google Classroom: Explain the treatment of gender in the novel, and how it is similar to and/or different from our own contemporary experience of gender. Aim to write about 200-250 words
Homework for Wednesday : Read chapters 10 and 11 (to page 110) by the beginning of next class.
HOMEWORK Due by Tuesday night: Prompt posted in Google Classroom: Explain the treatment of gender in the novel, and how it is similar to and/or different from our own contemporary experience of gender. Aim to write about 200-250 words
Homework for Wednesday : Read chapters 10 and 11 (to page 110) by the beginning of next class.
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Thursday, May 2, 2019
76 minutes
MAKE SURE TO BRING YOUR
BOOK (Things Fall Apart) On Friday
and every day after that
Learning
Targets:
·
I can read and discuss characters, theme, and plot in the novel Things Fall Apart
·
I can provide textual evidence to support my ideas
YOU
SHOULD BE UP TO THE END OF CHAPTER 7 TODAY
1.
SSR 20
2.
Warm Up:
Four common American Proverbs:
"You can lead a horse to water, but you
can't make him drink."
"Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
"Where there's a will, there's a
way."
"He who hesitates is lost."
What do these proverbs reveal about our
culture?
3.
Task: With a partner, write down three
proverbs that you have heard or used. Share them with the class and discuss why
proverbs are powerful forms of speech.
4.
Take-away: Proverbs are little
stories--like little doses of fiction that move us through our day.
5.
Question: Why is fiction important?
7.
Discussion: Has a work of fiction ever
shaped the way you see the world?
8.
Key concept: It is also important to
stress here that Achebe is using artistic license to fictionalize his people
and emphasize certain characters and features in order to develop the plot and
specific themes in the novel. In this respect, the novel cannot be seen as
anthropological or ethnographic since it is a work of fiction. An effective
work of fiction reveals our shared humanity. It does not strive for exoticism
or othering.
9.
--Snippet: Seeing the artistry of
Achebe's work. Select a line or two of text that you think is particularly
artistic--one that makes this a work of fiction. First with a partner, and then
with the class, share the line and explain artistry of it.
10.
Homework
for Monday, May 6: Read chapters 8 and 9 (through page 86)
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
92 minutes
MAKE SURE TO BRING YOUR
BOOK (Things Fall Apart) EVERY DAY
Learning
Targets:
·
I can read and discuss characters, theme, and plot in the novel Things Fall Apart
·
I can provide textual evidence to support my ideas
1.
SSR
2.
Stats survey
3.
Discussion in pairs:
Summarize the chapters (1-3) and characters and then explain what we learn
about the story: What do
these characters value? What does the narrator value? What conflicts do you see
emerging?
Individually,
students craft discussion questions from chapters 1-3. Each student crafts 2
questions--one clarifying question (example: where is Umuofia?) and one
inferential question (Why does Umuofia's 'war magic' inspire so much fear?) Students pair up and answer one-another's questions
4.
A proverb is "a brief, memorable saying that
expresses a truth or belief." “Proverbs are the palm oil with which words
are eaten" (Achebe 7), and they enhance the meaning of all the
conversations. “A proverb is [basically] a short sentence based on long
experience”
5.
Pairs: Examine the
proverb on page 4. First explain what it means, then explain how it applies to
what you've read.
"He always said that whenever he saw a dead man's mouth he saw the folly of not eating what one had in one's lifetime" (4). Share out / whole class discussion
"He always said that whenever he saw a dead man's mouth he saw the folly of not eating what one had in one's lifetime" (4). Share out / whole class discussion
HOMEWORK: In Google Classroom, select two proverbs from the reading. (Proverbs appear on these pages: 4, 7, 8, 10, 21, 22.) Explain the meaning of each proverb, then explain why the characters and or
narrator uses proverbs rather than straight-forward, and literal speech.
Homework: Read chapters 4,
5, 6, and 7 by the beginning of next class. (Thursday, May 2)
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