CHINUA ACHEBE’S THINGS FALL APART

1. TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy CHINUA ACHEBE’S THINGS FALL APART LQ: Can I analyse how Achebe presents Okonkwo’s struggle to achieve autonomy as a male leader through his language choice, structure and form?

2. TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion CHINUA ACHEBE’S THINGS FALL APART LQ: Can I analyse how Achebe presents Okonkwo’s struggle to achieve autonomy as a male leader through his language choice, structure and form? Use the blog: Justuslearning.com > blog > + search “Achebe”

3. TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion OUTSTANDING PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive and detailed analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present Okonkwo’sstruggle for autonomy in the novel, using my knowledge of social and historical context to illuminate alternative interpretations EXCELLENT PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present Okonkwo’sstruggle for autonomy in the novel, using my knowledge of social and historical context GOOD PROGRESS: I can articulate my analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present Okonkwo’sstruggle for autonomy in the novel

4. TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion Each pair has an object. How does the object connect to Okonkwo’s struggle for Autonomy EXT:how does this struggle make Okonkwo a protagonist in a tragedy? What is his tragic flaw?

5. TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion • Six groups/pairs, six sections - each group to focus on one. • Work on analyzing the extract. • Using success criteria to guide. • The students should consider: • How the women are presented through Achebe’s use of language and structure • The social role of women juxtaposed with men • Social context and feminist interpretations • EXT: Links to Wider reading OUTSTANDING PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive and detailed analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel, using my knowledge of social and historical context to illuminate alternative interpretations EXCELLENT PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel, using my knowledge of social and historical context GOOD PROGRESS: I can articulate my analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel

6. TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion Intro: Read the Criticism by Jonathan Greenberg. Think about how the struggle contributes to Okonkwo’stragedy EXT:Can you link this to your Wider reading? OUTSTANDING PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive and detailed analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel, using my knowledge of social and historical context to illuminate alternative interpretations EXCELLENT PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel, using my knowledge of social and historical context GOOD PROGRESS: I can articulate my analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel

7. TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion WHY DOES OKONKWO KILL HIMSELF? OUTSTANDING PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive and detailed analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel, using my knowledge of social and historical context to illuminate alternative interpretations EXCELLENT PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel, using my knowledge of social and historical context GOOD PROGRESS: I can articulate my analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel

8. TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion Use the extracts in the AUTONOMY AND SOCIAL STANDING HANDOUT to closely analyse language, structure and form. Remember the story-telling style is crucial as the novel’s form and has an effect to how the struggle is presented. EXT: How can we connect social context for the contemporary or modern reader? How much may Okonkwo’s struggle represent a national struggle against Western colonialism or even a struggle for identity? OUTSTANDING PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive and detailed analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel, using my knowledge of social and historical context to illuminate alternative interpretations EXCELLENT PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel, using my knowledge of social and historical context GOOD PROGRESS: I can articulate my analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel

9. TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion Drawing it together Decide 5 most useful quotations to use in wider reading section of the exam. These should be added to a quotation bank set up by your teacher on the blog EXT: can any of the quotations be used for other struggles as well? OUTSTANDING PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive and detailed analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel, using my knowledge of social and historical context to illuminate alternative interpretations EXCELLENT PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel, using my knowledge of social and historical context GOOD PROGRESS: I can articulate my analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel