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Four Week Lesson Plan
Things Fall Apart
Why teach Things Fall Apart?
Considered a classic

To introduce students post-colonial thinking in reading

Platform to address stereotypes

Learn about other cultures
Lesson Plan
Eight, one-hour lessons

Reading is to begin after first lesson

A reading diary is recommended, with focus on:
Traditions
Proverbs
Main characters' attributes
Family
Power
Project
Nigeria
Record a podcast on Nigeria (colonial or independent), with reference to at least one of these topics:
Ethnic groups
Religions
Government
Languages
School systems
600 - 1200 word script
Written by Chinua Achebe

Published in 1958

Widely taught in schools around the world
Achebe's life
Born 1930, Nigeria

Author, poet, professor, and critic

Criticized Heart of Darkness

Died 2013
Synopsis
Setting: pre-colonial/colonial Umuofia, 1890s

Follows lives of an Igbo village

Okonkwo & Family are main focus
Synopsis
Three section
introduction
murders Ikemefuna and Ezeudo's son
exile
downfall
A Tragic End
Change or loss of tradition?

"The center cannot hold"

Okonkwo's flaws
failure
weakness
anger
Three sections
Introduction and murder
Missions and Exile
Converts and Downfall
Goals
Students should become familiar with/understand:
Nigerian history
colonial stereotypes
the role of proverbs in a language/culture
role of fiction in retelling history
What not to teach
Self vs. other ideas

Things Fall Apart as fact

Things Fall Apart as contemporary
Lesson One
Goal: To familiarize students with geography / history of Africa

Discussion: Why is English Nigeria's official language?

Homework:
Read Ch. 1 - 7
Short essay / podcast: Can literature help teach history? Explain.

Lesson Two
Goal: Understanding the role of proverbs in a language / culture

Group work: Explaining various English proverbs

Discussion: Examining proverbs found in the text

Homework:
Read Ch. 8 - Ch. 13
How do using proverbs socially bind members of community together?
Lesson Three
Goal: Understand Igbo key words / traditions presented in the text and how they drive the story

Discussion:
Key words and traditions
What rule has Okonkwo broken?
How do the murders Okonkwo commits affect him?

Homework:
Read Ch. 14 - 19
Compare / contrast Igbo past and current traditions in text w/ real-world
Lesson Four
Goal: Build awareness of stereotypes, esp. colonial stereotypes

What are stereotypes?

Group work: Find and explain why a statement is a stereotype

What are colonial stereotypes?

Homework:
Read Ch. 20 - End
Find an example of a stereotype in the media
Lesson Five
Goal: Understand satire as a tool of protest

What is satire?

Read as a class: The White Man's Burden

Provide Context

Discuss: The poem's connection to imperialism

Homework: Read 'How to Write about Africa'
Lesson Six
Goal: Using 'How to Write about Africa', break down misconceptions of Africa due to imperialist views

Show images that correspond to the reading

Discuss:
Does the text support / conflict with their notions of Africa?
What is the origin of these pre-conceived notions?

Homework: Find an example of Wainaina's 'recommendations' found in today's media
Lesson Seven
Goal: Apply post-colonial views to other texts

Close reading: selected sections of Heart of Darkness

Discussion: Make a connection between HoD and 'How to Write about Africa'

Homework: How are imperial views still shaping the way Africa is seen? Is there away to break from these views? How?

Goal: Understanding the fictional world of Things Fall Apart to help understand how imperialism has affected the world today

Discuss:
How does life change in the Igbo villages after the missionaries arrive?
How is Okonkwo affected?
Okonkwo's views compared to his friends and neighbors
What tragic events/characteristics of Okonkwo lead to his downfall?
Lesson Eight
The End

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Four Week Lesson Plan Things Fall ApartWhy teach Things Fall Apart?Considered a classic To introduce students post-colonial thinking in reading Platform to address stereotypes Learn about other culturesLesson PlanEight, one-hour lessons Reading is to begin after first lesson A reading diary is recommended, with focus on:TraditionsProverbsMain characters' attributesFamilyPower Project Nigeria

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