HOMEWORK Africa 5.1– Short Story Chinua Achebe - Civil Peace – Page 66 5.2- Epic D.T. Niane – From Sundiata Page 944 5.3– Nonfiction Mark Mathabane From Kaffir Boy Page 306 5.4–Graphic Novel Will Eisner The Lion of Mali, From Sundiata: A Legend of Africa Page 951 5.5 – African Poetry (handout and online web quest) Keorapetse Kgositsile Spirits Unchained

Homework 5.1 Biography : Pages Vocabulary : 64 - 70 Chinua Achebe Read the Bio on page 64– for each paragraph, write a summary sentence. Vocabulary : Write a sentence with the vocabulary and literary elements on page 65: Pages 64 - 70 Commandeer Amenable Retail Fortnight Edifice Dialect Chinua Achebe Read Carefully : Civil Peace by Chinua Achebe – Pages 66 - 70 Characters and Setting : List and describe the characters and the setting Constructed Response : In a constructed paragraph, write about how everyday living is described in Civil Peace. (At least 4 sentences)

Homework 5.2 Biography : Pages Vocabulary : (943) 942 - 948 D.T. Niane Read the Bio on page 942– for each paragraph, write a summary sentence. Vocabulary : (943) Write a sentence with each : Pages 942 - 948 Scrupulous Elude Confidante Perpetuate Dialogue Genre Epic D.T. Niane Read Carefully : Sundiata translated by Niane Pages944 - 948 Characters and Setting : List and describe the characters and the setting Constructed Response : In a constructed paragraph, write about one of the characters. (At least 4 sentences)

Homework 5.3 Biography : (304) Pages Vocabulary : (305) 304- 317 Write a summary sentence for each paragraph. Vocabulary : (305) Write a sentence with each. Pages 304- 317 Coterie Admonish Peruse Credence Vehemently Theme Mark Mathabane Read Carefully this passage from: Kaffir Boy by Mathabane Pages 306 - 317 Characters and Setting : List and describe the characters and the setting Constructed Response : In a constructed paragraph, write about one of the characters. (At least 4sentences)

Homework 5.4 Preview: (951) Pages Vocabulary : 951 - 954 Will Eisner Read page 951 - List 3 facts Vocabulary : Write a sentence with each word. Pages 951 - 954 Will Eisner Cartoonist Compare Contrast Read Carefully : … The Lion of Mali by Will Eisner Pages 951 - 954 Respond and Think Critically : Answer questions 1 – 6 on page 954. Please use complete sentences and answer fully, completely.

Homework 5.5 Bio: Vocabulary : Keorapetse Kgositsile Search online and list 6 facts about Keorapetse Kgositsile Vocabulary : Write a sentence with each. Handout and online search Stanza Lines Verses Prose Poetry Keorapetse Kgositsile Read Carefully : Spirits Unchained by Keorapetse Kgositsile Handout Summarize the poem in 1 sentence. Constructed Response : In a constructed paragraph, describe how literary elements are used in this poem. (At least 4 sentences)

SPIRITS UNCHAINED by Keorapetse Kgositsile. Rhythm it is we walk to against the evil of monsters who try to kill the Spirit It is the power of this song that colors our every act as we move from the oppressor-made gutter Gut it is will move us from the gutter It is the rhythm of guts blood-black, granite hard and flowing like the river or the mountains It is the rhythm of the unchained Spirit will put fire in our hands to blaze our way to clarity to power to the rebirth of real men...... Copyright 1971, reprinted by permission of Broadside Press

Unit 5- Vocabulary and Literary Elements Commandeer ___________________________________________________________ Amenable__________________________________________________________ Retail__________________________________________________________ Fortnight__________________________________________________________ Edifice __________________________________________________________ Dialect__________________________________________________________ Scrupulous__________________________________________________________ Elude__________________________________________________________ Confidante__________________________________________________________ Perpetuate __________________________________________________________ Dialogue__________________________________________________________ Genre__________________________________________________________ Epic __________________________________________________________ Coterie__________________________________________________________ Admonish__________________________________________________________ Peruse__________________________________________________________ Credence__________________________________________________________ Vehemently __________________________________________________________ Theme__________________________________________________________ Compare__________________________________________________________ Contrast__________________________________________________________ Stanza__________________________________________________________ Lines__________________________________________________________ Verse __________________________________________________________ Prose__________________________________________________________ Poetry __________________________________________________________ Argument__________________________________________________________