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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

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World literature

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  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

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