Wednesday January 27th

 Was Okonkwo a product of nature or nurture? Would he have behaved in a similar bullying way no matter what culture he was in?

 Warm up  Collect Iliad Rewrites  Collect Perspectives assignment  Read Ch 19, 20  Discussion Questions  Homework: read ch 21-23

 Warm up  Collect Iliad Rewrites  Read Ch 19, 20  Discussion Questions  Work time:Vocab Squares, Reading w/ Active Reading notes  Homework: read ch 21-23

Pay attention to:  How does Okonkwo prepare to return to Umuofia?  What does Okonkwo’s feast show about his character?

 How do you expect Okonkwo’s return to his village to go? Remember he has been gone 7 years.

Pay attention to:  What are Okonkwo’s expectations for his return? What does he expect when he gets home? What does he find?  How has his status in Umuofia changed?  What are the changes in the village?

 Are Okonkwo’s thoughts and expectations about his return to Umuofia realistic? What does he expect? What does he find when he gets home?  What is the mood of at the beginning of ch. 20? What is the effect of the humorous song about the court messengers?  What is the significance of the story of Aneto

 Watch for the two missionaries: Mr. Brown and Rev. Smith.  Things really start to fall apart in Umuofia. Watch for how and why this happens and what role Okonkwo plays