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Preteaching Vocab.

Explore the two types of conflicts and motivations in literature, with examples from "Like Water for Chocolate" and "Marriage is a Private Affair." Also, discover Nigerian customs and cultural insights.

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Preteaching Vocab.

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  1. Preteaching Vocab. • Conflict- a struggle between two forces in a literary work Two types of conflicts are: Turn to pg. 30-31 and write down the two types of conflicts. • Motivation- a force that moves a character to think or act in a certain way. Describe a motivation that surfaced in the previous short story, “Like Water for Chocolate.”

  2. Internal conflict – a struggle that takes place within a character • External conflict – a struggle that takes place between a character and some outside force. • Motivation from “Like Water for Chocolate” Pedro feels compelled to marry Tita’s sister, Rosaura. This is HIS motivation because he loves Tita and finds this WILL be the ONLY way to remain close to her.

  3. “Marriage is a Private Affair” Chinua Achebe

  4. Setting: Nigeria

  5. Nigeria’s different regions • Northern Nigeria is a desert • Central Nigeria has mountains and rivers • Some regions of Mexico are dry, humid, and desert-like while others tend to receive more precipitation.

  6. Nigerian customs Never ever talk back to your parents… Mostly everyone is poor… When you grow up, you are expected to take care of your parents… Separate schools for different sexes – “Courting” type dating system

  7. Nigerian customs cont’d. Intermarriage is a no-no. Muslim or Christian Children’s Day – May 27th Staple food: Rice * Fried everything

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