1. Today, you need… handout Things Fall Apart novel writing utensil Your homework last night was to read Chapters 9-10. You have a reading quiz today.

2. Quiz, Chapters 9-10 THIS QUIZ IS NOT OPEN BOOK. On your ¼ slip of paper, answer the following question: 1. Why is Ezinma so special to Ekwefi and Okonkwo? 2. What do the egwugwu represent? If you were absent on Monday, see me for your make-up quiz!

3. Yesterday’s Winners Most Artistic Best Use of Textual Evidence Best Overall

4. All About Proverbs Tuesday, March 10, 2015 (SS) LAC I

5. Do any of these sound familiar? "Two wrongs don't make a right." "People who live in glass houses should not throw stones." "Don't bite the hand that feeds you." "Honesty is the best policy." "Don't count your chickens before they hatch." "If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.“ My personal favorite (although it’s much less common): “Not my monkeys, not my circus.”

6. Why is that? Are they really about glass houses, chickens, and monkeys (oh my!)? Why do people use these sayings? Where do they come from?

7. They’re proverbs. According to Wikipedia: “A proverb is a simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity. [Proverbs] are often metaphorical.”

8. Connection to TFA: “Having spoken plainly so far, Okoye said the next half a dozen sentences in proverbs. Among the Ibo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten” (Achebe 7). Analyze the proverb. Proverbs : Palm Oil Words : Food  Just as all good food as cooked with palm oil, all good conversation s are filled with proverbs. Rewrite the proverb (using modern equivalents). Proverbs are the chocolate that a message is dipped in.

9. Your task: Choose four proverbs from the provided list. For each: Analyze the proverb: what is the figurative meaning of this proverb to the I(g)bo culture? Rewrite the proverb: convey the same meaning using modern equivalents.

10. Homework Read Chapters 11 tonight! Correct this on your unit calendar/reading schedule! There WILL be a quiz. Please read. 

11. Today, you need… handout Things Fall Apart novel writing utensil Your homework last night was to read Chapter 11. You have a reading quiz today.

12. Quiz, Chapter 11 THIS QUIZ IS NOT OPEN BOOK. On your ¼ slip of paper, answer the following question: 1. Why does Chielo, the priestess of Agbala, take Ezinma from Okonkwo’s compound? If you were absent at all this week, see me for your make-up quiz!

13. More with Proverbs! Wednesday, March 11, 2015 (SS) LAC I

14. Write your own proverb! Think of it like a puzzle! Make sure you use figurative language to convey a deeper meaning. similes metaphors analogies hyperbole personification

15. Trade papers with a peer! Let’s see if you were successful in communicating your message! Analyze your peer’s proverb; what do you think it means? Conference with your him/her. Were you correct in your thinking? Why or why not? When you finish share with your table/seminar group. Choose the best ones to share with the class.

16. Homework Read Chapters 12-13 tonight! There WILL be a quiz. Please read. 