What are the tensions between societal and individual success? How do authors purposefully use language to express social and human conflicts and concerns? by

Wednesday 8 January

sbevel1 — 2025-01-08 03:39:37 UTC

Today we'll focus on the big questions in our unit.

Audiobook

sbevel1 — 2025-01-08 03:41:14 UTC

Friday 10 January

sbevel1 — 2025-01-08 03:46:18 UTC

Prep for today: Reread Chapters 1 - 4 and annotate.

(Group 1) Highlight details that reflect successful elements of society.
(Group 2) Highlight details that show Okokonkwo’s strengths and weaknesses.

We will have a graded Harkness discussion. Links: rubric and guidelines

We will then move on to consider up to Chapter 8.

Tuesday 14 January

sbevel1 — 2025-01-08 03:47:09 UTC

Bring annotations on Okonkwo's character (in your novel). Use one consistent colour to highlight characterization of Okonkwo up to Chapter 12. As you go, you can use another colour for other things you notice that are interesting in relation to other things.

Focus for today: Chapters 9-12 We talked through these readings and questions that address Achebe's purpose.

Prep: Summarize for yourself what you think is the purpose

of Achebe in writing this novel, and be able to elaborate on a few aspects of this purpose, based on today's readings. And read the chapters for next class.

Thursday 16 January

sbevel1 — 2025-01-08 03:48:03 UTC

Focus for Today: Chapters 13-16

We'll start by summarizing what you think Achebe's purpose was in this novel, as a writer.

Monday 20 January

sbevel1 — 2025-01-08 03:48:17 UTC

Focus for Today: WHOLE NOVEL

You will be working on your presentations with your whole novel in mind. PRESENTATION TASK SHEET AND RUBRIC

Wednesday 22 January

sbevel1 — 2025-01-08 03:49:45 UTC

NO CLASS: LITERACY TESTS

Friday 24 January

sbevel1 — 2025-01-08 03:52:56 UTC

GROUP PRESENTATIONS

LINK TO TASK SHEET AND RUBRIC

Please share your presentation with me by the end of today, and also make your presentation viewable by the whole class. I will post the presentations on our resource padlet. Great work so far. For those who did not fully present today: Please complete either a voiceover or written notes to accompany your presentations before Sunday at noon. If I don't receive them, I'll just grade the presentations based on what I see from these. We'll use all the presentations as our materials for Tuesday's class.

Monday 3 February

sbevel1 — 2025-01-08 03:57:06 UTC

Today we will consider plot structure and symbolism. Your group will either unpack the importance of the symbols, or answer the questions about plot structure (see post below this). You will complete this for prep.