1. Turn in your 22-25 Study Guide!
28 Day
English 10

2. Coming up! Next Week: Things Fall Apart Timed Writing
Following Week: Unit Three Test
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3. Next week
Timed Writing next class.
Remember this is an academic essay meaning, meaning you need to use formal writing and have an introduction, body, & conclusion.
EA2= 30 summative points
Ideas (14pts)
Stucture (6pts)
Use of Language (6 pts)
Intro & conc (4pts)
Write an essay in which you examine a character’s response to the cultural collision caused by the introduction of Western ideas. Analyze how the collision challenges the character’s sense of identity and explain how his response shapes the meaning of the work as a whole.

4. Warm-Up: Unit Three review (for test!) What is the sentence type?
Thomas studied sentence types until he was exhausted; he would remember the rules even on his death bed.
A. Simple
B. Complex
C. Compound
D. Compound-Complex D

5. Analyze the use of irony in the novel write to explain the negative effects of cultural misunderstanding
Objectives

6. Explain the three types of irony Situational Dramatic Verbal
Review!

7. What kind of irony does each event represent? Explain.
Pg. 212

8. Tone Read the two excerpts on pg. 213.
Mark the text to show evidence of the district commissioner’s attitude toward the Ibo.
What do you think Achebe was tying to emphasize with his use of irony?

9. An African voice Read Chunk 1 as a class.
Use metacognitive markers to mark the text:
! Something surprises you
* Something you can comment on
? Something you have a question about
Objective: Make connections between the author’s life and literary work.

10. Complete the graphic organizer on pg. 214 regarding your group’s chunk.
Use metacognitive markers while reading (!?*)
groups
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11. Chinua Achebe
What additional questions would you ask Achebe?

12. Download MyBigCampus app
Download MyBigCampus app. Login is the same as username and password as computer.
In groups of four, discuss the prompt on MBC and have one person post your groups response.
If your group is split in opinion, share the highlights from both arguments.
Prompt:
In Things Fall Apart, Achebe writes objectively, sharing both the good and bad effects of the Europeans colonization of the Igbo people. After finishing the novel, do you believe the Europeans were justified in their actions? Explain your answer using evidence from the text.  Be respectful with your responses. It's okay to disagree, but do so in a respectful way.
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