PPT-Okonkwo

In your groups of 3 Take out a piece of paper Title it Okonkwo List your group member names on it Achebe presents Okonkwo as a man of high status in his village despite some of his less admirable traits Is it common for powerful leaders to have flawed characters Why . Chinua Achebe. Things Fall Apart. by Chinua Achebe. Written: . 1959. , Nigeria. 3. rd. person omniscient point . of . view. Setting: . 1890s in.  Lower Nigerian villages. , especially . Iguedo. Conflicts. by Chinua Achebe. Chinua Achebe. Chinua Achebe remains the most read African author in . the world. . Things Fall Apart. enormously successful first novel, published in 1958. has sold millions of copies and has been . THINGS FALL APART. "Mosquito [...] had asked Ear to marry him, whereupon Ear fell on the floor in uncontrollable laughter. "How much longer do you think you will live?" she asked. "You are already a skeleton." Mosquito went away humiliated, and any time he passed her way he told Ear that he was still alive." . Analyzing Characters- Both well known:. You will analyze 2 characters in . Things Fall Apart. . You will create a list that analyzes each character. What traits did each person have? What were they known for? Include textual evidence and page numbers. In the center, write similarities between both characters.. Analysis Essay Example Paragraphs. Introduction. Hook. Background- brief background of the story (don’t tell me everything, keep it short, this is not a summary essay) . Restate the prompt. Thesis- what is your point?. Things Fall Apart. SUMMARY. Author by Chinua Achebe. Main character’s Okonkwo. Happen in Africa, city Nigeria.. About Okonkwo rule the village Umuofia.. Okonkwo was a strong and big power to rule the village.. Tragic Hero Cycle. By : Anthony . Alexandre. Pons Guerrero. 1) Noble Character. Okonkwo. : . Has the highest of statuses in the Igbo community. Isn’t of Noble birth. Strongest of the Igbo community. Now, consider what we’ve read so far in . Things Fall Apart. . Thematically, how do the two works connect? Write 1-2 sentences to explain.. Warm Up:. Agenda . Drill and review.. Read chapter 20 as a class.. The Introduction. Go. Hook. Mention author and title of work. Two to three sentences which discuss Okonkwo generally. Thesis statement : indicates that the essay will cover both strengths and weaknesses.. Chinua Achebe - Goodreads. Chinua Achebe was a novelist, poet, professor at Brown University and critic. He is best known for his first novel, Things Fall Apart (1958), which is the most widely read book in modern African literature. By: Chinua Achebe. Plot. There is a man named Okonkwo, who is a well respected warrior of the . Umuofia. tribe. . He tries . his hardest to not be like his father. , because he was a failure. He gained his fame through a . M.S. Bynum, . Library Journal. Things Fall Apart. is “a authentic native document, . guiless. and unsophisticated.”. R.C. Healy, . New York Herald Tribune Book Review. “Here are all the primitive rites, the witchcraft and superstitious savagery as more as the more acceptable facets of heathen existence.”. Today, each group is assigned an article to read and annotate. . 1. Read the article.. 2. Annotate the article.. 3. Answer the questions at the end of the article.. 4. Prepare a lecture based on your topic. Each group member MUST present!. Chinua Achebe - Goodreads. Chinua Achebe was a novelist, poet, professor at Brown University and critic. He is best known for his first novel, Things Fall Apart (1958), which is the most widely read book in modern African literature.