PPT-Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

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. I d thi i th contex o communalism whic involve th mutua dependenc betwee individual an community Thi depen dence whic provide th foundatio fo people actions characters an iden tities i founde o th vie tha peopl hav comple normativ an spiritua relati These resources are to help students who are studying Things Fall Apart as part of the OCR GCSE English and English Literature specifications These pages can be freely downloaded and printed out as required This material may be freely copied for ins . as Part of a Holistic Curriculum. Eve Judith Eisenberg, IU-Bloomington, English. Overview. Things Fall Apart. Context and Plot summary. Major themes/points of interest for students. Pitfalls of teaching . 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. THINGS FALL APART. LQ: . . Can I . analyse. how Achebe presents . Okonkwo’s. . struggle with alienation and dislocation, through the . language choice, structure and form?. . TERMINOLOGY: . onomatopoeia, . 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." . THINGS FALL APART. LQ: . Can I . analyse. how Achebe presents women through his language choice, structure and form?. . TERMINOLOGY: . onomatopoeia, . repetition. , alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, . THINGS FALL APART. LQ: . Do I understand how successful students approach Section 1 of the exam?. sophisticated language, topic sentence, developed analysis, analytical terminology, context, struggle presented, comparative language . Things Fall Apart. The Colonization of Africa. AFRICA, circa 1880:. Colonial Literature: . The “Noble Savage” & t. he . “Dark Continent”. Aphra Behn, . Oroonoko. . (1688). : an unjustly enslaved African prince leads a slave rebellion in Surinam –but after defeat, kills his (willing) wife and calmly submits to torture and execution rather than submit.. Emily . Werner. Block 1-4. Thesis . In the tragic novel, . Things Fall Apart. , . C. hinua Achebe illustrates the theme that actions have consequences through the use of a simile, flashback, and symbol.. an overview. Things Fall Apart. By Chinua Achebe. Nigerian. Written in 1958.. Set in the 1890s, with the arrival of the first Europeans among the Igbo people.. Brilliantly constructed. Recipient . of . Famous Nigerian author – best known for ‘Things Fall Apart’ (1958). This was a reaction to Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’. (The inspiration for Apocalypse Now). Vultures. This is the name of the next poem you are going to study. . Chinua Achebe. Today: . Summarize Chinua Achebe’s life and background on European colonization. Connect . background information on European colonization to Chinua Achebe’s writings. Thursday: . Vocabulary terms, read story.  . Nigerian Life.   . •. -Food varies greatly depending on region. •. -TV’s, VCR’s, and Radios are popular where electricity is available.. •. Celebrate some holidays, including their independence day, which is October 1st, and workers day, which is May 1st..