Africa

5.1– Short Story• Chinua Achebe - Civil Peace – Page 665.2- Epic • D.T. Niane – From Sundiata Page 9445.3– Nonfiction• Mark Mathabane From Kaffir Boy Page 3065.4–Graphic Novel • Will Eisner The Lion of Mali, From Sundiata: A Legend of Africa Page 951 5.5 – African Poetry (handout and online web quest)• Keorapetse Kgositsile Spirits Unchained

HOMEWORK

Homework 5.1Biography : Read the Bio on page 64– for each paragraph, write a summary sentence.

Vocabulary :Write a sentence with the vocabulary and literary elements on page 65:

Pages64 - 70

1. Commandeer2. Amenable3. Retail4. Fortnight5. Edifice 6. Dialect

Chinua Achebe

Read Carefully : Civil Peace by Chinua Achebe – Pages 66 - 70

Characters and Setting : List and describe the characters and the setting

Constructed Response : In a constructed paragraph, write about how everyday living is described in Civil Peace.

(At least 4 sentences)

Homework 5.2Biography : Read the Bio on page 942– for each paragraph, write a summary sentence.

Vocabulary : (943)Write a sentence with each :

Pages942 - 948

1. Scrupulous2. Elude3. Confidante4. Perpetuate 5. Dialogue6. Genre7. Epic

D.T. Niane

Read Carefully : Sundiata translated by Niane Pages944 - 948

Characters and Setting : List and describe the characters and the setting

Constructed Response : In a constructed paragraph, write about one of the characters.

(At least 4 sentences)

Homework 5.3Biography : (304)Write a summary sentence for each paragraph.

Vocabulary : (305)Write a sentence with each.

Pages304- 317

1. Coterie2. Admonish3. Peruse4. Credence5. Vehemently 6. Theme

Mark Mathabane

Read Carefully this passage from: Kaffir Boy by Mathabane Pages 306 - 317

Characters and Setting : List and describe the characters and the setting

Constructed Response : In a constructed paragraph, write about one of the characters.

(At least 4sentences)

Homework 5.4Preview: (951) Read page 951 - List 3 facts

Vocabulary :Write a sentence with each word.

Pages951 - 954

1. Compare2. Contrast

Will EisnerCartoonist

Read Carefully : … The Lion of Mali by Will Eisner Pages 951 - 954

Respond and Think Critically : Answer questions 1 – 6 on page 954. Please use complete sentences and answer fully, completely.

Homework 5.5Bio: Search online and list 6 facts about Keorapetse Kgositsile

Vocabulary :Write a sentence with each.

Handoutand online search

1. Stanza2. Lines3. Verses 4. Prose5. Poetry

Keorapetse Kgositsile

Read Carefully : Spirits Unchained by Keorapetse Kgositsile Handout

Summarize the poem in 1 sentence.Constructed Response : In a constructed paragraph, describe how literary elements are

used in this poem. (At least 4 sentences)

SPIRITS UNCHAINED by Keorapetse Kgositsile.

• Rhythm it is wewalk to against the evilof monsters who try to kill the SpiritIt is the power of this songthat colors our every actas we move from the oppressor-made gutter

• Gut it is will move us from the gutterIt is the rhythm of gutsblood-black, granite hardand flowing like the river or the mountains

• It is the rhythm of the unchained Spiritwill put fire in our handsto blaze our wayto clarity to powerto the rebirth of real men......

• Copyright 1971, reprinted by permission of Broadside Press

Unit 5- Vocabulary and Literary Elements

1. Commandeer ___________________________________________________________2. Amenable__________________________________________________________3. Retail__________________________________________________________4. Fortnight__________________________________________________________5. Edifice __________________________________________________________6. Dialect__________________________________________________________7. Scrupulous__________________________________________________________8. Elude__________________________________________________________9. Confidante__________________________________________________________10. Perpetuate __________________________________________________________11. Dialogue__________________________________________________________12. Genre__________________________________________________________13. Epic __________________________________________________________14. Coterie__________________________________________________________15. Admonish__________________________________________________________16. Peruse__________________________________________________________17. Credence__________________________________________________________18. Vehemently __________________________________________________________19. Theme__________________________________________________________20. Compare__________________________________________________________21. Contrast__________________________________________________________22. Stanza__________________________________________________________23. Lines__________________________________________________________24. Verse __________________________________________________________25. Prose__________________________________________________________26. Poetry __________________________________________________________27. Argument__________________________________________________________