ENGLISH II WORLD LITERATURE Unit 5: African

Literature

Unit 5: AfricaMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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25 HSAP 5.1 DUE HW 5.1due

Quiz 5.1

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HW5.2dueQuiz 5.2

11 HSAP 5.2 DUE HW5.3due

Quiz 5.3

18 HW 5.4dueQuiz 5.4

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HSAP 5.3 DUE HW5.5 due

Unit Test

Spring Holiday Begins

February and March

In Class Reading – When Rain Clouds Gather by Bessie Head - A Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela At Home –Text Book Assignments (Required) - Novel from the Unit 5 Selection List (Extra Credit)

Demonstrate Independence Build Strong Content KnowledgeRespond to the Varying Demands of Audience, Task, Purpose,

and Discipline.Comprehend as Well as Critique.Value Evidence.Use Technology and Digital Media Strategically and Capably.Understand Other Perspectives and Cultures.

Portrait of a Student

College and Career Ready Students:

Assignments Each Unit, you will have a number of quizzes and testsHSAP Bell Work is due bi-weeklyHomework is due each Thursday A Writing Portfolio – This Unit, Your Portfolio should include:1. Formal Summary With Citation 2. Letter – (Friendly or Business)3. Constructed Response – Short Essay 4. Extended Response 5. PPT6. Grammar Notes/ Reading Notes and Response…. will also be graded.

Standards

• RI.8 Reading to evaluate validity and relevance (Page 40 CCM)

• W.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

Unit 5- Vocabulary and Literary Elements

1. Commandeer2. Amenable3. Retail4. Fortnight5. Edifice6. Dialect7. Scrupulous8. Elude9. Confidante10.Perpetuate11.Dialogue12.Genre 13.Epic

14. Coterie15.Admonish16.Peruse17.Credence18.Vehemently19.Theme20.Compare21.Contrast22.Stanza23.Lines24.Verse25.Prose26.Poetry27.Argument

Africa

5.1– Short Story• Chinua Achebe - Civil Peace – Page 665.2- Epic • D.T. Niane – From Sundiata Page 9445.3– Nonfiction• Mark Mathabane From Kaffir Boy Page 3065.4–Graphic Novel • Will Eisner The Lion of Mali, From Sundiata: A Legend of Africa Page 951 5.5 – African Poetry (handout and online web quest)• Keorapetse Kgositsile Spirits Unchained

HOMEWORK

Homework 5.1Biography and Preview: Read the Bio on page 64– List 3 factsRead the Preview on page 65 - List 3 facts

Vocabulary :Copy and define the vocabulary and literary elements on page 65:

Pages64 - 70

1. Commandeer2. Amenable3. Retail4. Fortnight5. Edifice 6. Dialect

Chinua Achebe

Read Carefully : Civil Peace by Chinua Achebe – Pages 66 - 70

Characters and Setting : List and describe the characters and the setting

Constructed Response : In a constructed paragraph, write about how everyday living is described in Civil Peace.

(At least 7 sentences)

Achebe describes everyday living in Civil Peace.

Constructed Response 1. Intro sentence (In your first sentence,

name the author, the short story, and the topic of your paragraph)

2. Write a sentence to describe what the happens .

3. Write a sentence to tell about the people in the life.

4. Include a quote to support your points.5. Write a sentence to tell about a conflict

the people face there.6. Write a sentence to tell your opinion of

the Achebe’s descriptions.7. Write a sentence to talk about the end

of the story and the part that place had in the outcome of the story in relation to your topic – everyday living.

8. Truism

Homework 5.2Biography and Preview: Read the Bio on Page 942 – List 3 Facts about the writerRead the Preview on page 943 - List 3 facts

Vocabulary :Copy and define the vocabulary words and Literary Elements on page 943:

Pages942 - 948

1. Scrupulous2. Elude3. Confidante4. Perpetuate 5. Dialogue6. Genre7. Epic

D.T. Niane

Read Carefully : Sundiata translated by Niane Pages944 - 948

Characters and Setting : List and describe the characters and the setting

Constructed Response : In a constructed paragraph, write about one of the characters.

(At least 7 sentences)

In Sundiata translated by Niane, ______ is a _____ character.

Constructed Response 1. Intro sentence (In your first sentence, name the author, the short story, and the topic of your paragraph)

2. Write a sentence to describe what the character looks like.

3. Write a sentence to describe what the character does.

4. Write a sentence to tell about the people in the life of the character.

5. Write a sentence to tell about a conflict the character faces.

6. Write a sentence to tell your opinion of the character.

7. Write a sentence to talk about the end of the story and the outcome of the character or the part that player had in the outcome of the story.

8. Truism

Homework 5.3Biography and Preview: Read the Bio on Page 304 – List 3 Facts about the writerRead the Preview on page305- List 3 facts

Vocabulary :Copy and define the vocabulary words and Literary Elements on page 305:

Pages304- 317

1. Coterie2. Admonish3. Peruse4. Credence5. Vehemently 6. Theme

Mark Mathabane

Read Carefully this passage from: Kaffir Boy by Mathabane Pages 306 - 317

Characters and Setting : List and describe the characters and the setting

Constructed Response : In a constructed paragraph, write about one of the characters.

(At least 7 sentences)

In Kaffir Boy by Mathabane, ______ is a _____ character.

Constructed Response 1. Intro sentence (In your first sentence, name the author, the short story, and the topic of your paragraph)

2. Write a sentence to describe what the character looks like.

3. Write a sentence to describe what the character does.

4. Write a sentence to tell about the people in the life of the character.

5. Write a sentence to tell about a conflict the character faces.

6. Write a sentence to tell your opinion of the character.

7. Write a sentence to talk about the end of the story and the outcome of the character or the part that player had in the outcome of the story.

8. Truism

Homework 5.4Preview: Read page 951 - List 3 facts

Vocabulary :Copy and define the vocabulary word below.

Pages951 - 954

1. Compare2. Contrast

Will EisnerCartoonist

Read Carefully : … The Lion of Mali by Will Eisner Pages 951 - 954

Respond and Think Critically : Answer questions 1 – 6 on page 954. Please use complete sentences and answer fully, completely.

Homework 5.5Biography and Preview: Search online and list 6 facts about Keorapetse Kgositsile

Vocabulary :Copy and define the vocabulary word below. List all definitions of the

word and underline how it is used in this article.

Handoutand online search

1. Stanza2. Lines3. Verses 4. Prose5. Poetry

Keorapetse Kgositsile

Read Carefully : Spirits Unchained by Keorapetse Kgositsile Handout

Characters and Setting : List and describe the characters and the setting

Constructed Response : In a constructed paragraph, describe how literary elements are used in this poem.

(At least 7 sentences)

SPIRITS UNCHAINED by Keorapetse Kgositsile.• Rhythm it is we

walk to against the evilof monsters who try to kill the SpiritIt is the power of this songthat colors our every actas we move from the oppressor-made gutter

• Gut it is will move us from the gutterIt is the rhythm of gutsblood-black, granite hardand flowing like the river or the mountains

• It is the rhythm of the unchained Spiritwill put fire in our handsto blaze our wayto clarity to powerto the rebirth of real men......

• Copyright 1971, reprinted by permission of Broadside Press

Keorapetse Kgositsile uses _________________ in his poem Spirits Unchained.

Unit 5- Vocabulary and Literary Elements

1. Commandeer _____________________________________________________________2. Amenable _____________________________________________________________3. Retail _____________________________________________________________4. Fortnight _____________________________________________________________5. Edifice _____________________________________________________________6. Dialect _____________________________________________________________7. Scrupulous _____________________________________________________________8. Elude _____________________________________________________________9. Confidante _____________________________________________________________10. Perpetuate _____________________________________________________________11. Dialogue _____________________________________________________________12. Genre _____________________________________________________________13. Epic _____________________________________________________________14. Coterie _____________________________________________________________15. Admonish _____________________________________________________________16. Peruse _____________________________________________________________17. Credence _____________________________________________________________18. Vehemently _____________________________________________________________19. Theme _____________________________________________________________20. Compare _____________________________________________________________21. Contrast _____________________________________________________________22. Stanza _____________________________________________________________23. Lines _____________________________________________________________24. Verse _____________________________________________________________25. Prose _____________________________________________________________26. Poetry _____________________________________________________________27. Argument _____________________________________________________________

Expectations

on time ---- prepared ----- on task.

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