ALL LATE WORK (SUMMATIVE) MUST BE TURNED IN BY FRIDAY, 18 DECEMBER, 3:30 PM.  I WILL NOT ACCEPT WORK AFTER THIS DATE
You have already gone past the time I will accept late formative assignments -- no longer accepting.

Fri (A) 12/18 -- Wed (B) 1/6

SSR

Things Fall Apart
 -- finish Taafe Fanga and discuss gender issues/connections
 -- watch Bill Moyer interview with Chinua Achebe

HOMEWORK:  Enjoy family and friends -- read a good book

ALL LATE WORK (SUMMATIVE) MUST BE TURNED IN BY FRIDAY, 18 DECEMBER, 3:30 PM.  I WILL NOT ACCEPT WORK AFTER THIS DATE.

Wed (A flex) 12/16 -- Thu (B flex) 12/17

SSR

Things Fall Apart:  Ch. 23-25 / The End
  - Okonkwo
  - District Commissioner

Tragic Hero
"The Second Coming"
Essay Topics

ALL LATE WORK (SUMMATIVE) MUST BE TURNED IN BY FRIDAY, 18 DECEMBER, 3:30 PM.  I WILL NOT ACCEPT WORK AFTER THIS DATE.

Mon (A) 12/14 and Tue (B) 12/15

SSR

Things Fall Apart - Ch. 20-22
  - Writing prompt
  - Group work on changes
  - "The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats

HOMEWORK:  Finish TFA Ch. 23-25 for Wed 12/16 and Thu 12/17

Thu (A flex) 12/10 -- Fri (B flex) 12/11


SSR

Things Fall Apart -- Ch. 17-19
  - Nwoye & outcasts
  - sacred python
  - farewell feast

Taafe Fanga

HOMEWORK:  Read + notes Ch. 20-22 for Mon (A) 12/14 and Tue (B) 12/15

Tue (A) 12/8 and Wed (B) 12/9



SSR

Things Fall Apart -- Chapters 14-16
  - discussion
  - Folktales -- read and share (you are welcome to bring snacks)

HOMEWORK:
  -  Read + notes Things Fall Apart  chapters 17-19 for 12/10 and 12/11

Unit Challenges:  Read one of the following books by Nigerian authors and write a book review:
No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe
The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Fri (A) 12/4 -- Mon (B) 12/7

SSR

Things Fall Apart - chapters 11-13
  - Quiz on Part I
  - folktale "Tortoise and the Birds"
  - discuss Ezinma, Chielo, Ekwefi, Okonkow
  - bride ceremony
  - funeral and Okonkwo

Taafe Fanga

HOMEWORK:
- folktales due Tue 12/8 and Wed 12/9 (typed, double space)
- Read + take notes on Ch. 14-16 for 12/8 and 12/9

Unit Challenges:  Read one of the following books by Nigerian authors and write a book review:
No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe
The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


English tutorial on B flex 12/3

Wed (A flex) 12/2 -- Thur (B flex) 12/3
SSR

Things Fall Apart - Chapters 9 and 10
  - Discuss Ezinma and the trial with Egwugwu
  - Folktalkes in Ch. 9
  - What have we learned about gender roles?
  - Start film Taafe Fanga (Skirt Power)

HOMEWORK:
  -  Read and take notes on chapters 11-13 for 12/4 (A Fri) and 12/7 (B Mon)
  -  Folktale due 12/8 (A Tue) and 12/9 (B Tue) -- typed, double space -- be prepared to share