1 / 14

9/20 Do Now

9/20 Do Now. Take out your folktale and share it with someone at your table. After, I will ask for volunteers to share in front of the whole class. Goals. To understand the issues with first contact between European colonists and African clansmen

davin
Download Presentation

9/20 Do Now

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. 9/20Do Now Take out your folktale and share it with someone at your table. After, I will ask for volunteers to share in front of the whole class.

  2. Goals • To understand the issues with first contact between European colonists and African clansmen • To identify the difference between a strong quotation and a weak quotation

  3. Use quotations to serve as examples of your main points and observations. Remember that a quotation by itself has little significance. It needs your commentary to provide context and meaning. In general, your commentary on anything you quote should be longer than the quotation itself. Choose only important material that effectively supports your point. Choosing Quotations

  4. Good Quotation When a man shows that he is a strong warrior and fighter, he gains the respect of many. “Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond. His fame rested on solid personal achievements. As a young man of eighteen he had brought honor to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat” (3).

  5. Effective transitions Another thing that is considered masculine is growing yams. Achebe clearly says, “Yam, the king of crops, was a man’s crop” (23).

  6. Colloquialisms – language used in ordinary or familiar conversations. “…got shut down.” “a macho guy” Other colloquial words & phrases include: y'all gonna ain't nothin'

  7. “Quote Sandwich” CONTEXT – WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE “QUOTATION” (PAGE #) EXPLANATION/ANALYSIS – YOUR THOUGHTS IN YOUR OWN WORDS

  8. You try… You are given the topic sentence, “Proverbs are a very significant aspect of communication in the Ibo society of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart.” Write the first piece of evidence using this quotation from page 7: “Among the Ibo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten.”

  9. Context & Analysis must be able to stand ALONE without the quotation! Proverbs are a very significant aspect of communication in the Ibo society of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. Achebe informs us in the very beginning of the text that when communicating, members of the clan prefer to use proverbs, or wise sayings, to help express their thoughts. Because communication is so highly regarded, proverbs become an effective way for people to articulate their thoughts in a manner which allows them to use common knowledge and ideas without insulting clansmen. Everyone knows the meaning of the proverbs, so one clansman can give criticism to another, by using a proverb, without personally attacking his friend. The metaphor of palm-oil illustrates how these proverbs ensure that one’s ideas are “eaten” smoothly.

  10. With the Quotation Proverbs are a very significant aspect of communication in the Ibo society of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. Achebe informs us in the very beginning of the text that when communicating, members of the clan prefer to use proverbs, or wise sayings, to help express their thoughts. “Among the Ibo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten” (7). Because communication is so highly regarded, proverbs become an effective way for people to articulate their thoughts in a manner which allows them to use common knowledge and ideas without insulting clansmen. Everyone knows the meaning of the proverbs, so one clansman can give criticism to another, by using a proverb, without personally attacking his friend. The metaphor of palm-oil illustrates how these proverbs ensure that one’s ideas are “eaten” smoothly.

  11. Partner Work • Get together with your partner • Read each other your paragraphs • Was there any additional information you did not consider that your partner did?

  12. Charting Change

  13. Homework • Reader Response Paper: How has the arrival of the missionaries changed and/or impacted the Ibo way of life? Please reference specific and relevant characters and details when answering. 2. TFA vocabulary list 2 paragraph

  14. Homework • Reader Response Paper: How has the arrival of the missionaries changed and/or impacted the Ibo way of life? Please reference specific and relevant characters and details when answering. 2. TFA vocabulary list 2 paragraph

More Related