1. Reminders 8/24/17
Bring your Things Fall Apart book every day through Friday Sept. 1
Collaborative Synthesis Essay – due via Google Drive tomorrow, 8/25 (by midnight)
Othello will start the Tuesday after Labor Day – have your copy. No excuses! We will read together.

2. SaT practice #4

3. What do we hope to accomplish in this mini unit?
Unit Goals
To analyze cultural experiences reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States
To analyze how complex characters in a novel develop and interact to advance a plot or theme
To draw evidence from literary text to support analysis and reflection
Academic and Literary Vocabulary
Revisit last unit’s vocabulary terms
Preview this unit – p.218

4. Proverbs in Things Fall Apart (3.2)
Analyze proverbs to gain insight into the culture of a people.
Determine an author’s purpose for including proverbs in a novel.
Characterization of Okonkwo (see next slide for group assignments)
Groups will ‘present’ their work in a gallery walk.

5. Characterization in Things fall apart
*For all of this work, the whole book should be considered for evidence, examples, etc.
Groups 1 & 2: Compare and contrast Okonkwo and his father, Unoka; also, add Nwoye and Ikemefuna to the comparison. Use the chart provided to compare the fathers and sons.. After completing the chart with details. Respond to #2 on page 228.
Groups 3 & 4: Exploring Okonkwo’s feelings and fears along with the reason for the fears and the effect they have on his action. Create a 2 column chart – left side: Feelings & Fears: Passages from Text; right side: interpretation/explanation and at the bottom answer 1) How do Okonkwo’s fears influence his actions? 2) What are the reasons for his fears?
Groups 5 & 6: Characterization (p. 233) – Create a chart like the one on page 233. Use at least 4 different characters and complete the chart. Write a synthesis claim statement at the bottom. (synthesizing what you’ve discovered about Okonkwo’s character)
Groups 7 & 8: Conflicting Sides in Okonkwo’s Character (p. 231) – Create a chart like the one on page 231. Focus on Okonkwo’s achievements and status vs. Negative Traits and Actions. Write a statement at the bottom synthesizing what you’ve discovered about Okonkwo’s character.