Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart": Teaching through the Novel. [Lesson Plan].

Titel	Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart": Teaching through the Novel. [Lesson Plan].
Quelle	(2002), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; African Literature; Class Activities; Curriculum Enrichment; High Schools; Learning Activities; Lesson Plans; Literary Criticism; Novels; Reader Response; Skill Development; Standards; Student Educational Objectives + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Curriculum revision; Curriculumreform; Curriculum; Lehrplan; Reform; High school; Oberschule; Lernaktivität; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; Literaturkritik; Novel; Roman; Leserbrief; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Standard
Abstract	Chinua Achebe is one of Africa's best-known and most influential contemporary writers. His first novel, "Things Fall Apart," is a narrative about the European colonization of Africa told from the viewpoint of the colonized people. Published in 1958, the novel recounts the life of the warrior and village hero Okonkwo and describes the arrival of white missionaries to his Igbo village and their impact on African life and society at the end of the 19th century. Through his writing, Achebe counters images of African societies and peoples as they are represented within the Western literary tradition and reclaims his own and his peoples' history. This lesson introduces high school students to Achebe's first novel and to his views on the role of the writer in his/her society. It can be used alone or in conjunction with the related lesson "Chinua Achebe 'Things Fall Apart': Oral and Literary Strategies." The lesson: provides an introduction; cites subject areas, time required, and skills developed; poses guiding questions; gives learning objectives; informs teachers about preparing to teach the lesson; presents three suggested activities (Mapping the Changing Face of Africa through History; Telling One's Own Story; and Revising History through Writing); and additional activities for extending the lesson; lists selected Websites and print resources; and addresses standards alignment. (NKA)
Anmerkungen	For full text: http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson_index.asp.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC