World literature

1. World literature Monday January 4th

2. Warm up 1/3/2012 Do you believe in making New Year’s Resolutions? If yes, describe a resolution you have made this year (or in the past) How will you meet this resolution? If not, explain why. How do you set goals for yourself? I will collect journals on Thursday!

3. Targets and Activities • Understand information about Chinua Achebe • PreReading: Gain an understanding Become familiar with some African literature and literary traditions  • Become familiar with elements of African and Nigerian culture • To practice online research considering relevance and credibility • Lecture • Ibo Culture Research and Presentations

4. New Guiding Question • How can Literature help us understand cultures that are different from our own?

5. Brainstorm • What books, films, stories have you read that showed you another culture? • How did they do this?

6. http://majimbokenya.com/home/2009/02/10/can-african-economies-survive-the-economic-crisis/http://majimbokenya.com/home/2009/02/10/can-african-economies-survive-the-economic-crisis/

7. Chinua Achebe • Born in 1930 in Nigeria • Attended college in Nigeria and London • One of the founders of Nigerian Literature http://www.postcolonialweb.org/achebe/achebeov.html

8. Chinua Achebe • Blended the conventions of the European novel into African Literature • Added the African ideal that "art is, and always was, at the service of man. Our ancestors created their myths and told their stories for a human purpose."

9. So what was his purpose in writing Things Fall Apart • TFA is not necessarily a condemnation of colonialism • Colonialism doesn’t appear until near the end of the story • Gives us a window or vivid picture of Ibo (Nigerian) society at the end of the eighteenth century

10. So what was his purpose in writing Things Fall Apart Cultural novel Primary purpose is to give readers a genuine sense of what it is like to live in another culture Characters represent important elements of the culture

11. Prereading presentations In search of Achebe’s Africa In your groups, you will research one aspect of Achebe’s Africa: Colonialism, Religion, History or Personal/Family life Instructions on inetteacher.com

12. Annotated Bibliography 2 paragraphs • Summarize the source: what does it say, who is it written by • Evaluate the source: Is/are the author(s) credible. This will be more important as you find your own

13. Annotated Bibliography example: 1. American Music Therapy Association, Inc., "Music Therapy." AMTA: Music Therapy. 2004. American Music Therapy Association. 4 Jan 2009 <http://www.musictherapy.org/>. The American Music Therapy website was used to answer simple questions about music therapy. Questions such as “What is music therapy?” Music therapy is use of music to help patients achieve goals. “Where is music therapy used?” Music therapy is used in schools, nursing homes, hospitals, psychiatric care facilities, and at private practices. “Who can benefit from music therapy?” All people with hearing can benefit from music therapy. It is proven most useful for patients with Alzheimer’s disease. All information taken from FAQ section. It was very useful and very clear. This website is a registered non-profit organization. Authors are medical doctors/therapists with music therapy specialties. All of the authors are affiliated with hospitals like Children’s Hospital of San Antonio and Children’s Hospital of Seattle. There are some articles that do not have authors but one can assume that they are written by professionals because the website is locked and does not accept outside contributors. It seems like many reputable organizations have contributed to this site therefore I believe it is very credible.