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Today, you need…� handout� Things Fall Apart novel� writing utensil
Your homework last night was to read Chapters 9-10.You have a reading quiz today.
Quiz, Chapters 9-10
THIS QUIZ IS NOT OPEN BOOK.
On your ¼ slip of paper, answer the following question:1. Why is Ezinma so special to Ekwefi and Okonkwo?2. What do the egwugwu represent?
If you were absent on Monday, see me for your make-up quiz!
Yesterday’s Winners
� Most Artistic
� Best Use of Textual Evidence
� Best Overall
All About Proverbs
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
(SS) LAC I
Do any of these sound familiar?
� "Two wrongs don't make a right."� "People who live in glass houses should not throw stones."� "Don't bite the hand that feeds you."� "Honesty is the best policy."� "Don't count your chickens before they hatch."� "If you want something done right, you have to do it
yourself.“
My personal favorite (although it’s much less common):� “Not my monkeys, not my circus.”
Why is that?
� Are they really about glass houses, chickens, and monkeys (oh my!)?
� Why do people use these sayings?� Where do they come from?
They’re proverbs.
According to Wikipedia:“A proverb is a simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity. [Proverbs] are often metaphorical.”
Connection to TFA:
“Having spoken plainly so far, Okoye said the next half a dozen sentences in proverbs.
Among the Ibo the art of conversation is regarded
very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with
which words are eaten” (Achebe 7).
� Analyze the proverb.� Proverbs : Palm Oil� Words : Food� � Just as all good food as
cooked with palm oil, all good conversations are filled with proverbs.
� Rewrite the proverb (using modern equivalents).� Proverbs are the
chocolate that a message is dipped in.
Your task:
� Choose four proverbs from the provided list.� For each:
� Analyze the proverb: what is the figurative meaning of this proverb to the I(g)bo culture?
� Rewrite the proverb: convey the same meaning using modern equivalents.
Homework
� Read Chapters 11 tonight! Correct this on your unit calendar/reading schedule!
� There WILL be a quiz. � Please read.
Today, you need…� handout� Things Fall Apart novel� writing utensil
Your homework last night was to read Chapter 11.You have a reading quiz today.
Quiz, Chapter 11
THIS QUIZ IS NOT OPEN BOOK.
On your ¼ slip of paper, answer the following question:1. Why does Chielo, the priestess of Agbala, take Ezinma from
Okonkwo’s compound?
If you were absent at all this week, see me for your make-up quiz!
More with Proverbs!Wednesday, March 11,
2015
(SS) LAC I
Write your own proverb!
� Think of it like a puzzle!� Make sure you use figurative language to convey a
deeper meaning. � similes� metaphors� analogies� hyperbole� personification
Trade papers with a peer!
Let’s see if you were successful in communicating your message!
� Analyze your peer’s proverb; what do you think it means?
� Conference with your him/her. Were you correct in your thinking? Why or why not?
When you finish share with your table/seminar group.� Choose the best ones to share with the class.
Homework
� Read Chapters 12-13 tonight!
� There WILL be a quiz. � Please read.