1 / 9

World literature

World literature. Wednesday January 27th. Warm-up. Was Okonkwo a product of nature or nurture? Would he have behaved in a similar bullying way no matter what culture he was in?. Homework: read ch 21-23. Activities. Warm up Collect Iliad Rewrites Collect Perspectives assignment

onofre
Télécharger la présentation

World literature

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. World literature Wednesday January 27th

  2. Warm-up • Was Okonkwo a product of nature or nurture? Would he have behaved in a similar bullying way no matter what culture he was in?

  3. Homework: read ch 21-23 Activities • Warm up • Collect Iliad Rewrites • Collect Perspectives assignment • Read Ch 19, 20 • Discussion Questions

  4. Homework: read ch 21-23 Activities • Warm up • Collect Iliad Rewrites • Read Ch 19, 20 • Discussion Questions • Work time:Vocab Squares, Reading w/ Active Reading notes

  5. As we read CH 19 Pay attention to: • How does Okonkwo prepare to return to Umuofia? • What does Okonkwo’s feast show about his character?

  6. After 19 • How do you expect Okonkwo’s return to his village to go? Remember he has been gone 7 years.

  7. As we read Chapter 20 Pay attention to: • What are Okonkwo’s expectations for his return? What does he expect when he gets home? What does he find? • How has his status in Umuofia changed? • What are the changes in the village?

  8. In your groups: • Are Okonkwo’s thoughts and expectations about his return to Umuofia realistic? What does he expect? What does he find when he gets home? • What is the mood of at the beginning of ch. 20? What is the effect of the humorous song about the court messengers? • What is the significance of the story of Aneto

  9. Homework: read Ch 21-23 • Watch for the two missionaries: Mr. Brown and Rev. Smith. • Things really start to fall apart in Umuofia. Watch for how and why this happens and what role Okonkwo plays

More Related