1. World Literature Friday January 8th

2. Welcome We will get started right away with Presentations. You will need your student ID today for book checkout

3. January 9 and 10th, 2012 • Finish presentations • Reader Response Journals • Read Ch 1-3 read aloud and annotate in RR Journals • Characterize Okonkwo • HW: ch 4-6 with Reader Response journals • How do we understand characters? (inferring things from what we read) • How do we come to these understandings? (analyzing the text to support ideas with evidence) • Learning effective reading strategies: How to pull out the important information/details from the text. This involves you engaging with, really thinking about the text, not just reading. activities targets

4. audience Remember to be a good audience Ask questions Take notes Offer answers when asked

5. Prereading presentations You will be graded on: • Group Grading: • Annotated Bibliography: 15 points • Information on Handout: 15 points • Overall Presentation: 10 points • Total: 30 points (formative assessments) • Individual Grading: • Presentation skills: 10 points • Group participation grade: 10 points • Total: 20 points (formative assessments)

6. Reader response Journals Character list: • Okonkwo • Ezinma • Nwoye • Obierika • Ikemefuna • Ekwefi • Unoka • Echendu

7. Reader Response Journals • Elements of Plot • Notes/questions/comments about the meaning of the novel • Important passages

8. Reader response Journals • Always include the page number so you can refer back to it in class • Do not quote word for word, but summarize or explain why it is important

9. Okonkwo • Protagonist • Status to society is very important to him • Prosperous farmer and one of the village leaders • Fears being like his father

10. Unoka • Okonkwo’s father • Gentle man, loves music and peace • Fails at farming because he is lazy • Charmer • Embarrassment to Okonkwo

11. Literary definition: Mood Mood: • The atmosphere that pervades a literary work with the intention of evoking a certain emotion or feeling from the audience. • A feeling, emotional state, or disposition of mind

12. Apocolypse now Again as you watch, “read” the images on the screen • How are the natives characterized? • What is the mood?

13. Heart of Darkness As you listen, pay specific attention to the descriptions • How are the natives characterized? • What is the mood?

14. Unfamiliar Words that may come up today Haramattan-a dusty wind that blows along the western coast of Africa in certain seasons Cowries- shells used in some African societies as money Kola Nut- the large meaty nut of the kola tree, with several pieces (lobes) in one shell Oracle-a god who can foretell the future, usually through a human priest or priestess Sisal- a type of vine with fibers that are often used for making ropes Calabashes – gourds used as containers Pottage – a kind of stew

15. Turn to the very back of your book Ibo terms and definitions. If you don’t understand the native word, look here first

16. Reader response notes CH 1-3 Interpretive notes: • What are Okonkwo's main characteristics as he is depicted in the first few chapters? List as many as you can, being as specific as possible. • What were the characteristics of his father which affect him so powerfully? • What is the mood?

17. Nwoye • Okonkwo’s eldest son • Wants to please father • Troubled by the definition of manliness and some village customs • Is often a disappointment to his father

18. Homework Reader response Journal ch 4-6 Read chapters 4-6. As you read, pay attention to Okonkwo and his family relationships, especially: • How he treats his wives • Ikemefuna and Nwoye • Ezinma