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DAY 27 ENGLISH 10

Warm-Up: ECA Question of the Day

Running through the parking lot, Kasia hoped to get to her car before the rain began when she found the doors locked and saw her keys lying on the front seat, she knew that she was in for a soaking.

A. began, when

B. began; When

C. began. When

D. began when

Analyze how different characters and conflict advance the plot.

Make connections to the cultural misunderstandings in the novel.

Conduct a comparative analysis between texts with similar themes.

OBJECTIVES

Analyze Cultural Misunderstandings(207)

Read the excerpt from chapter 20 and highlight statements that illuminate the misunderstandings between the Ibo and the missionaries. With a partner, choose one of the statements and decide whether or not Obierika’s assessment of the situation is accurate.

Compare and Contrast Two Missionaries

Use the following chart to compare and contrast the two missionaries, Mr. Brown and Mr. Smith. Record what each says and does, along with their attitudes and beliefs.

Mr. Brown Mr. Smith

American Cultural Beliefs (208)

Cultural Practice or Belief

Why Someone Might Find the Belief Strange

Work with partner to consider why someone from another culture might think the practices or beliefs listed below are strange. Add at least one more cultural aspect to the organizer along with your response.

Respond in Quickwrites

Can one culture be “right” and another culture “wrong”? Explain.

Chapter 22: Egwugwu (209)

Reread the excerpt below from Chapter 22 of Things Fall Apart in which the clan responds to Enoch tearing the mask from an egwugwu. Underline words that have strong negative connotations.

What tone is conveyed in this passage? Why do Enoch’s actions so horrify the people of Umuofia?

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