Osborne World Literature Classes

Standards:

• ELAGSE9-10RL6 Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.
• ELAGSE9-10RL3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

Learning Targets:

• I can analyze the particular point of view of Things Fall Apart, a piece of literature from the Ibo culture of Africa.
• I can analyze the development of the character Okonkwo and consider how his character helps develop the overall theme of Things Fall Apart.

Opening (do as soon as independent reading ends): 10 minutes

• THUGNOTES!! Watch the Thugnotes video your teacher will play on the Smartboard. Then, write a Tweet in the Thugnotes style about Things Fall Apart.

Work Session Part 1: Reading (20 minutes)

• Find Chapters 16-18 of Things Fall Apart. 
• Find your next Literary Circle Job for this round.
• Once everyone has their chosen job, read today’s chapters with your group.
• When you are done reading, move on to part 2.

Work Session Part 2: Working (10 minutes)

• Do your Literary Circle Job on your own. You can use classroom resources (such as a dictionary) to help you, but you do not need to talk with your classmates.
• If you finish before the rest of your group, help your other group members with their jobs. When everyone is done, move on to part 3.

Work Session Part 3: Sharing (10 minutes)

• Go around your group and share what you wrote down. Discuss what you think it means and why it is important.
• Find the small box on the page for each of your group members’ roles. Take notes over what your group member is saying in the small box.
• Make sure you understand what your group members are saying, because I might call on you to share!

Closing Session: 10 minutes

Theme Time – Choose and circle one of the following two themes. Then, write a paragraph explaining how Okonkwo shows that theme.