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ACTIVE READING

1. Mark in your book

  • Make notes in the margins about questions or insights you have
  • Use the single, double, triple line system to note important passages
  • Use a system to help you find important information later, such as details relating to the themes or plot. For example:

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P=proverb

T=theme

C=culture

G=gender roles

F=fear

R=father/son relationships

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2. Take Notes

  • An important step in developing your skills as an independent learner is to take your own notes.
  • While reading or after reading, make some notes about what is important and what you have learned in that chapter.
  • Write down interesting quotes and discussion topics
  • Include your personal reactions or opinions on what is happening.

3. Formulate your own questions

  • For each chapter, create one question and answer that helps you focus on the most important aspect of that chapter.
  • Write down questions about aspects of the story you don’t understand

4. Identify the details that build the themes throughout the novel

This is a list of the major themes in this novel. As you read, note details that contribute to each theme. (What other themes do you find?)

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  • Masculine/Feminine
  • Father/Sons influence
  • Impacts of the Missionaries
  • Cultural Documentation
  • Fear
  • Justice
  • Fate vs. Free Will
  • Governance

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5. Keep track of the many characters and their roles (also the 4 villages)

Below is a list of characters from the novel. Take notes on how they are described, their roles, their relationships, their conflicts, and their development.

Characters

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  • Unoka
  • Okonkwo
  • Nwoye’s Mother
  • Nwoye
  • Ekwefi
  • Ezinma
  • Ojuigo
  • Ikemefuna
  • Udo’s wife
  • Agbala
  • Chielo
  • Nwakibie
  • Ezeudo
  • Obierika
  • Uchendu
  • Okika
  • Enoch
  • Mr. Kiaga
  • Mr. Brown
  • Mr. Smith
  • District Commissioner
  • Kotma
  • Chukwu

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Villages

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Omuofia , Mbanta, Mbaino, Abame

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Unit Assessment:

  1. Evidence of doing the five active reading skills
  2. Class participation
  3. Quizzes (expect some pop quizzes)
  4. Journals/in class writing
  5. Formal writing assignments
  6. Final test

Reading Schedule

Due dates for additional assignments will be filled in as we go.

Date / Due / Homework
Thur Sept 18 / Chinua Achebe online research questions (15) / Vocabulary definitions
Fri Sept 19 / Prepared for Vocab game / Part I Read Ch. 1-3 p. 3-25
Mon Sept 22 / NO SCHOOL / XXXXXXXXXX
Tues Sept 23 / Read Ch. 4-5 p. 26-45
Wed Sept 24 / Read Ch. 6-7 p. 46-62
Thur Sept 25 / Read Ch. 8-10 p. 63-94
Fri Sept 26 / NO CLASS: FLEXDAY / XXXXXXXXXXX
Mon Sept 29 / Read Ch. 11 p. 95-109 Study for Vocab Quiz
Tues Sept 30 / Vocab Quiz (part 1) / Read Ch. 12-13 p. 110-125
Weds Oct 1 / Part II Read Ch. 14-16 p. 129-147
Thur Oct 2 / Read Ch. 17-19 p. 149-167
Fri Oct 3 / NO CLASS: FLEXDAY / XXXXXXXXXX
Mon Oct 6 / Part III Read Ch. 20-21 p. 172-183
Tues Oct 7 / Read Ch. 22-23 p. 184-197
Wed Oct 8 / Read Ch. 24-25 p.198-209
Thu-Fri Oct 9-10 / NO CLASS: FALL BREAK / XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Mon Oct 13 / Study vocab
Tues Oct 14 / Vocab Quiz (part 2)
Wed Oct 15 / NO CLASS: PSAT (½ day) / XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Thur Oct 16
Fri Oct 17

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