Things Fall ApartMonday January 30

Warm-up What is your study plan for this week?

How many finals do you have? How will you help yourself be successful?

Today’s Targets Analyze hero’s journey in Things Fall

Apart Prepare to do well on the exam

SuperHeroes

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Heroes

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Literary Heroes

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Literary Heroes

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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

Literary definition: Epic Hero Larger than life main character Admirable qualities Often flawed Elevated position in society

How is Okonkwo and Epic Hero?

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?

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

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

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

Things Fall apart examThe test will include: Matching Fill in the blank/short answer Multiple choice Essay questions

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

Things fall apart examEssay topics include: Okonkwo’s/character and conflict in the

novel Manliness Ikemefuna Nwoye Achebe’s purpose (missionaries and

proverbs)

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