“It’s a Teachable Tuesday”

“It’s a Teachable Tuesday” British Literature 2.26.08 Ms.Matthews

Objectives The students will 1) Understand and appreciate the author’s use of dialect (Literary Analysis) 2) Make judgments about characters in order to understand a short story 3) Identify Conflict in literature

Agenda • Bell Ringer • Conflict • Internal • Character vs. Character • External • Character vs. Another Character • Character vs. Society • Character vs. Nature • Reading of Civil Peace by Chinua Achebe • Homework

Conflict A struggle between opposing forces.

Internal Conflict: Character vs. Himself The character is placed against their own will, confusions, and fears. A Struggle going on within a character. Types of Conflict

Types of Conflict • External Conflict: a struggle between the protagonist and another character in the story. • Character vs. Another Character • there is a conflict of two forms of like beings. An example is the hero's conflicts with the central villain of a work, which may play a large role in the plot and contribute to the development of both characters. There are usually several confrontations between them before some kind of duel, like a sword fight, within the story's climax.

Types of Conflict Character vs. Nature: The theme in literature that places a character against forces of nature. Many disaster films focus on this theme, which is predominant within many survival stories. It is also strong in stories about struggling for survival in remote locales, such as the novel Hatchet.

Types of Conflict Character vs. Society: Atheme in fiction in which a main character's, or group of main characters', main source of conflict is social traditions or concepts. In this sense, the two parties are: a) the protagonist(s); b) the society in which the protagonist(s) are part of. Society itself is often looked at as a single character, just as an opposing party would be looked at in a Man vs. Man conflict. An example in literature would be Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.

Example of Conflict "I really need a new car.""But I can't afford it right now.""Yeah, but my old car's a mess. The brakes are bad, the transmission's shot, and it's got 200,000 miles on it.""Oh, I bet it can make it a while longer.""Remember that good deal you saw on the Mazda?""Oh, I couldn't get anything like that. A nice used Escort would be fine. . ."

Culture Civil Nigeria Achebe Independence Colony Ibo Conflict Peace Dialect Coup d’ etat Language Hausa Yoruba Vocabulary Terms

Dialect A form of language that is spoken in one place by a certain group of people.

na (“is” or “it is”) commot (“leave”) weetin (“what”) soja (“soldiers”) am (“it”) katakata (“trouble”) Examples of Dialect

Thinking while Reading Questions???? • Why might a writer use dialect in fiction? • Evaluate the characters words, thoughts, and actions. • Why does Jonathan repeats the line “Nothing puzzles God?” • Where did Jonathan and his family live during the civil war?

Homework Complete the comprehension check, critical thinking, and extended interpretations questions 1-7 on page 1279. Due Wednesday 2.27.08.

“It’s a Teachable Tuesday”