1. Class Agenda 2/9/15 ACT Prep: Coordinating Conjunctions
Proverb to Ponder
Literature Circles
Gallery Walk or Presentations
CLO:Today you will, in writing and orally, determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text and its effects on the reader through literature circles and creating anchor charts displaying the information and effects using descriptive phrases such as:
“The effect of the (proverb, folk tale, literary device, cultural component, character, etc.) on the reader is…”

2. Proverb to Ponder
Spanish Proverb
No es tan bravo el león como lo pintan The lion is not as fierce as it is made out to be.
Please write a response to this proverb on a piece of notebook paper. You must connect this proverb to you AND one character from Things Fall Apart chapters You may use your chapter summary and notes.

3. Vocabulary Words
A leper is a person who has leprosy. (found on pg. 74)
Leprosy: Leprosy is a disease that has been known since biblical times. It causes skin sores, nerve damage, and muscle weakness that gets worse over time.
Coiffure (found on pg. 71): a person's hairstyle, typically an elaborate one.
Locust swarm (pgs ):
Locust swarm:

4. Ikemefuna! Poor Soul
What happened to Ikemefuna?
What action did Okonkwo take in this?
Who warned Okonkwo against this? BOOKMARK THIS PAGE! Write down this man’s name!

5. Literature Circles Create poster as a WHOLE GROUP
Each feature should be on the poster
Literary features
Character development, Proverbs, Folk tales
Cultural components
Show the example, significance in book and/or effect on reader
Present/gallery walk after

6. Presentation/Gallery Walk
Use note-catcher to find one new example for each feature/component listed on the page. Write these down!
Put this in folder; after group is finished, put folder in the basket
Homework: Read chapters 8-9 of Things Fall Apart, complete summary page
Homework: Turn in typed final college essay by February 19, 2015
Exit Ticket: How did today’s group assignment compare to last week’s one-person poster? How did this contribute to your understanding of the book and the unit questions?