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Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart simultaneously presents a picture of the colonization process in Africa in the early 1900s and acts as a satire of both the people doing the colonizing and those being colonized. It focuses on an Igbo man who is afraid of being thought a coward and this fear leads him to commit several acts which he later regrets, including the death of a foster son. This text, since it was written outside of Western culture, can present a challenge for students as they encounter cultural differences and discover some of the less pleasant aspects of Western colonization processes. One of our first activities will be a webquest designed to help students acclimate themselves to Igbo culture during the early 1900s. Achebe's writing is rich with characterization, figurative language, anecdotes, and effective sentence variation.
2006 READING SCHEDULE (Don't forget to do your lit. circle jobs!) You should ' ve read through the end of chapter by the date listed Chapter: 4 Monday, 3/12 6 Friday, 3/16 (RESEARCH FINAL DRAFT DUE, inc. all process work and reflection) 10 Monday, 3/19 12 Tuesday, 3/20 14 Wednesday, 3/21 16 Thursday, 3/22 18 Friday 3/23 20 Monday, 3/26 24 Tuesday, 3/27 |
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