Assignments

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27	28	29	30	1 1. Describe Okonkwo, the main character. If someone where to ask you what kind of a man he is, how would you reply? Use at least two examples from the book to justify your description of him. The examples must be used as an example followed by an explanation. You can not put a passage from the book onto your answer and submit it. I want your words and thoughts. 2. Why is Okonkwo the way he is? Again, use examples from the book. 3:30 PM	2	3
4	5	6	7	8 On pages 45-46 the author states "No matter how prosperous a man was, if he was unable to rule his women and his children he was not really a man. Why do you think this is an important cultural value to the Igbo? How seriously do you think Okonkwo adheres to this value? Explain. Does he adhere to closely to this value? Explain. 11 AM	9 Things Fall Apart WRITING 1 3:30 PM	10 Writing 2 In Chapter 3, page 19 we learn that the year Okonkwo borrowed seed-yams from another member of the village was the worst year any one could remember. There was too much rain followed by a drought which killed all of his yams. Speaking from Okonkwo’s point of view, how does he feel about the failure of his attempt to start his own farm? 6 PM
11 Writing 3 We have all seen that Okonkwo is a harsh man. He is not very kind to his Nwoye because Okonkwo thinks he is not manly enough. He wishes Ikemefuna was his son and hopes that Nwoye becomes more like the youth he is fostering. Based on the knowledge you have of Okonkwo, Nwoye, and Ikemefuna, how does Nwoye feel about his father and the way Okonkwo treats him? Use examples from the text to support your claim. 6 PM	12	13	14	15	16 Writing 5 – A wedding is a joyous event in most cultures, however, it seems that the preparations are mostly the responsibility of the women. Explain in your words, how the women might feel as they prepare the fest for a new bride. How often do they gather together to spend social time? To help each other? Is this perhaps a time they look forward to because they have time to be together without men? 3:30 PM	17
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25 Things Fall Apart Writing 8 3 PM	26 Things Fall Apart Writing 9 3 PM Things Fall Apart Writing 6 9 PM	27	28 TFA Final Assignment Now that we have finished reading Things Fall Apart, I want you to think abut the different archetypes that show you who Okonkwo is. Remember, a character can fit more than one archetype at a time and those archetypes can change over the course of a story. Think about the archetype that best fits Okonkwo at the beginning of the story and the one that fits him best at the end of the story. Choose 5 archetypes that describe the character of Okonkwo throughout the story. Define each archetype and then in one or two sentences for each archetype, describe how that archetype fits Okonkwo. What about Okonkwo's situation or behavior tells you that is the archetype he is modeling at that point in the book? 11 AM	29	30 Things Fall Apart Writing Assignments 1 - 9 Create a new document, copy and paste the number of the writing assignment (in numerical order, please!), the writing prompt, and your response. Then submit your work here. You will probably have to copy and paste it here. I will go back and figure out the total combined point value for all of the writings. 12 PM	31