1. Things Fall Apart
Monday January 30

2. Warm-up
What is your study plan for this week? How many finals do you have? How will you help yourself be successful?

3. Today’s Targets Analyze hero’s journey in Things Fall Apart
Prepare to do well on the exam

4. SuperHeroes

5. Heroes

6. Literary Heroes

7. Literary Heroes

8. Literary definition: Epic
An epic is a long narrative poem about a larger than life hero who is engaged in a dangerous journey or quest that is important to the history of a nation or people
Elements:
Epic Hero
Epic Conflict
Heroic Quest
Divine Intervention

9. Literary definition: Epic Hero
Larger than life main character
Admirable qualities
Often flawed
Elevated position in society
How is Okonkwo and Epic Hero?

10. Hero’s Journey
The novel is divided into 3 parts. How does each part connect to the hero’s journey? How is this similar to Odysseus? How is it different?

11. Hero’s Journey Illustration
In groups of 3
3 hero’s journey illustrations for Things Fall Apart. Choose 1 moment from the novel for each stage of the hero’s journey
Departure
Initiation and Trials
Return

12. Hero’s Journey Illustration
In groups of 3
3 hero’s journey illustrations for Things Fall Apart. Choose 1 moment from the novel for each stage of the hero’s journey
Departure
Initiation and Trials
Return

13. Hero’s Journey Illustration
In groups of 3
3 hero’s journey illustrations for Things Fall Apart. Choose 1 moment from the novel for each stage of the hero’s journey
Departure
Initiation and Trials
Return

14. Things Fall apart exam The test will include: Matching
Fill in the blank/short answer
Multiple choice
Essay questions

15. Things fall apart exam
Characters: Okonkwo, Ezinma, Nwoye, Obierika, Ikemefuna, Ekwefi, Unoka, Uchendu
Literary terms (define and give examples of: Exposition, Inciting Force, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution, Proverbs

16. Things fall apart exam Essay topics include:
Okonkwo’s/character and conflict in the novel
Manliness
Ikemefuna
Nwoye
Achebe’s purpose (missionaries and proverbs)

17. Review: Why did Okonkwo treat his sons the way he did?
How was Obierika different from Okonkwo?
Why did Nwoye convert to Christianity?
How did Achebe view the missionaries?
What has fallen apart in the novel?
How and why does Achebe feel use proverbs in the novel