CHINUA ACHEBE’S THINGS FALL APARTLQ: Can I analyse how Achebe presents Okonkwo’s struggle to

achieve autonomy as a male leader through his language choice, structure and form?

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 APARTLQ: Can I analyse how Achebe presents Okonkwo’s struggle to

achieve autonomy as a male leader through his language choice, structure and form?

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CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom

STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion

TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric

CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy

GOOD PROGRESS: I can articulate my analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present Okonkwo’s struggle for autonomy in

the novel

CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom

STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion

EXCELLENT PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present Okonkwo’s struggle for

autonomy in the novel, using my knowledge of social and historical context

OUTSTANDING PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive and detailed analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present Okonkwo’s

struggle for autonomy in the novel, using my knowledge of social and historical context to illuminate alternative interpretations

TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric

CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy

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?

CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom

STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion

TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric

CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy

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

CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom

STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion

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

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

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

TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric

CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy

Intro: Read the Criticism by Jonathan Greenberg. Think about how the struggle contributes to Okonkwo’s tragedy EXT: Can you link this to your Wider reading?

CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom

STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion

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

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

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

TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric

CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy

WHY DOES OKONKWO

KILL HIMSELF?

CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom

STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion

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

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

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

TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric

CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy

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?

CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom

STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion

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

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

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

TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric

CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy

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?

CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom

STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion

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

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

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

TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric

CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy