Blog # 2 - To the Edge of the World

Please read to page 67, then respond to the prompts / questions below.


Due:
A1/A2 Wednesday, 2/23
B4 Thursday, 2/24


1.  What do you think the green flames are?

2.  Who is St. Elmo?  You might need to look this up.

3.  What would you have rather been in; absolute calm or terrifying wind?

4.  With historical hindsight, why was it wise for Mateo to stick with Magellan?

5.  What was the first sign of land?

6.  Why did Rodrigo and Mateo think they had landed in paradise?

7.  Describe a "garroting."

8.  How do Mateo and Ayso transcend language barriers?

I, Juan de Pareja Blog # 1

Read pages 27-41 and respond to the prompt below.

Please find three quotes that illustrate the unique relationship Juan de Pareja had with his owner(s).  Then, write how these quotes support stereotypical notions of slavery or go against such ideas.

Due Dates:
A1/A2 - Monday, 2/21 (Before class)
B4 - Tuesday, 2/22 (Before class)

Blog # 1 Things Fall Apart

Read pages 171 - 191 and respond to the questions / prompts below.

Your responses need to be between 4 to 6 sentences.

Due Dates:

B4 - Monday, 1/17 - Before class

A1/A2 - Tuesday, 1/18 - Before class

1.  Look up the definitions of "freedom fighter" and "terrorist" explain how Okonkwo is one or the other.  Use quotes from the text to support your answer.

2.  Slavery is frequently believed to have been "brought" to Africa, but what evidence do we see in this reading that supports slavery not being a solely non-African concept.  Use quotes as support.

3.  Argue whether the following is important: "But apart from the church, the white men had also brought a government" (Achebe 174).

4.  Explain why Mr. Brown came to be respected by the clan.

5.  Why do you think the missionaries gave so much importance to education and made sure that "religion and education went hand in hand" (Achebe 182).

6.  One page 188 one reads that Enoch "hoped for a holy war" to occur.  How is the term "holy war" used in today's world?

Blog # 1 - A Girl Named Disaster

Read pages 181 - 202 and respond to the questions / prompts below.

Your responses need to be between 2 to 5 sentences.

Due Dates:

B4 - Monday, 1/17 - Before class

A1/A2 - Tuesday, 1/18 - Before class

1.  Why do you believe Nhamo established such an intimate relationship with Tag?

2.  What is a dassie?  How does Nhamo hunt and kill one?

3.  How does Nhamo change her tactics for building the boat?

4.  What had killed the Khudu and what worried Nhamo about this fact?

5.  How did Nhamo cure the Khudu meat?

6.  How do we preserve meat today with modern technology?

A Girl Named Disaster Blog # 5

Due Dates:

B4 - Wednesday, 12/15 (Before Class)

A1/A2 - Thursday, 12/16 (Before Class)

Please respond to the following in complete sentences.

Chapter 23 (158-164)

1.     What is a “calabash?”  What does she make them from and what does she use them for?

2.     How might Nhamo identify with the lone baboon?

3.     What advice does Crocodile Guts give her on making the boat?

Chapter 24 (165-171)

1.     Why does Nhamo lure the baboon off the small island?

2.     How does she accomplish this?

3.     Why do you think she gives him a name?

4.     What similarities do Rumy and Nhamo have?

Things Fall Apart Blog # 5

Due Dates: 
B4 - Wednesday, 12/15 (Before Class)
A1/A2 - Thursday, 12/16 (Before Class)


Read through page 154
Respond to the following prompts in complete sentences.  You must use quotes in your responses.

1.  Look at page 120, can the opening paragraph be viewed as a foreshadow of what will occur later in this chapter?

2.  Argue which one is more of an 'individual,' Obierka or Okonkwo.

3.   What event causes Okonkwo's exile?

4.  How can water be viewed symbolically in Chapter 14?

5.  How is one's "motherland" viewed in Chapter 14?  Why is it so important to the characters in the novel?

6.  Explain the generation gap one begins to see emerge in Chapter 15.

7.  Who were persuaded to join the missionaries?  What kind of people were they.  Ch. 16.

Homework Assignment

A Girl Named Disaster (Pg. 99-111)

 B4 - Due Thursday, 12/9

A1/A2 Due Friday, 12/10

Answer the following questions in complete sentences.  Your responses should be between 2-4 sentences.  Please write this assignment out on paper and turn in during class.

1.     Describe specifically how Nhamo survives.  What does she eat?  What does she drink?  What does she use for shelter?

2.     Detail Nhamo’s dream.  What significance might it have?

3.     What are the njuza?

4.     Where was Nhamo on page 105?  Use your map as reference.

5.     Why is luck so important in this section?  Was it good or bad luck?

Things Fall Apart  Chapter 11

B4 - Due Thursday, 12/9

A1/A2 Due Friday, 12/10

Answer the following questions in complete sentences.  Your responses should be between 4-6 sentences.

1. Analyze Ekwifi’s story.  How might it be symbolic?  Think of the colonial / native relationship.
2. Analyze Ezinma’s story.  How might it be symbolic?