SCHOOL CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY 11/27 AND 11/28

THINGS REALLY FALL APART

DID OKONKWO CONTRIBUTE TO HIS LIFE FALLING APART?  HOW DID HE DO SO? WHAT COLD HE HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY?
HOW CAN ONE PREVENT HIS LIFE FROM FALLING APART?

MESSAGE ABOUT HOLIDAY BLUES

Monday, November 24, 2014

November 24--Parent Support

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

Guardianship Information Session

Find the resources you’ll need for when your child with a disability turns 18.

Thursday, December 4

10 am – 1 pm

Brooklyn Heights Library

280 Cadman Plaza West

718.623.7100

Spanish and ASL Interpretation Available Upon Advance Request.

Watch for Bullying Conference on December 8, 2014

CHOOSE ONE OF THE STATEMENTS IN CLASS

TELL IF YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE.  GIVE AT LEAST 2 REASONS FOR YOUR ANSWER.

Agree/Disagree

 

Directions: Answer the following statement and explain why 

 

1.    It is ok for a person to have more than one spouse.

 

2.    Masculine men do not display their emotions.

3.    There is only one true religion.

 

4.    You must always be loyal to your family.

 

5.    Justice must be served in the court system.

 

6.    What other people think of me is important.

7.    Material things matter to me.

 

8.    Parents should have a say in their child’s lives.

 

9.    New and innovative ways are better than traditional methods.

 

10. What is best for the community is more important than

individual needs or wants.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF SOMEONE WANTED YOU TO CHANGE?

WHEN THE MISSIONARIES ARRIVED, THEY CONVERTED MANY TO CHRISTIANITY.  THEY ENCOURAGED THE PEOPLE TO CHANGE MANY ASPECTS OF THEIR CULTURE.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF SOMEONE WANTED YOU TO CHANGE MANY THINGS ABOUT THE WAY YOU LIVE OR BELIEVE?  DO YOU AGREE WITH THE VILLAGERS IN CONVERTING TO CHRISTIANITY?

CONFLICTS IN THE BOOK THINGS FALL APART

USING THE DIAGRAM BELOW, COMPLETE YOUR COMPARISON OF THE TWO ELEMENTS IN YOUR CHOSEN CONFLICT.

OKONKWO'S SON WANTS TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN

THE GROUP OF MISSIONARIES VISIT MBANTA TO TALK ABOUT THEIR GOD AND TO CONVERT THE VILLAGERS TO CHRISTIANITY.  THE VILLAGERS ARE SURPRISED THAT THE MISSIONARIES HAVE COME TO STAY AND LAUGH AT THEIR MISTAKES IN LANGUAGE...THEY TALK ABOUT THEIR GOD AND SING SONGS OF WORSHIP.  NWOYE, OKONKWO'S OLDEST SON IS INSPIRED BY WHAT HE HEARS AND FEELS THE EMPTINESS FROM THE LOSS OF IKEMEFUMA IS HELPED BY THIS NEW RELIGION.  WHY DO YOU THINK THE MISSIONARIES HAVE COME TO THE VILLAGE?  WHAT DO THEY WANT?  WHICH KIND OF VILLAGERS WOULD RESPOND TO WHAT THEY SAY? WHAT WILL OKONKWO THINK OR DO WITH NWOYE?

FIRST CONTACT WITH THE WHITE MAN OR ALBINOS

THE VILLAGE OF ABAME WAS DESTROYED AFTER THEY KILLED THE ALBIN ON THE IRON HORSE.  THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS SAYING AND JUST KILLED HIM. COMPLETE THE CHART ON THE SIGNIFICANT POINTS OF THIS CHAPTER AND YOUR OPINION OF WHAT HAPPENED.

EXILE AND SUPERSTITION DETERMINING THE PUNISHMENT

WAS EXILE THE RIGHT PUNISHMENT FOR OKONKWO FOR ACCIDENTALLY KILLING THE BOY?  IF NOT, WHAT WOULD THE RIGHT PUNISHMENT BE?   WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN OUR COUNTRY?

REMINDER OF PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES TODAY AND TOMORROW

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES TODAY  FROM 5:30 TO 8 PM AND TOMORROW FROM 12.20 TO 2:50 PM.  DISMISSAL OF STUDENTS AT 11:30 AM.

ONE STOP AT JASA--COMMUNITY AND PARENT PARTNERSHIPS

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A MAN?

COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS FROM THE READING. WE DISCUSSED WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A MAN.  IS ONKONKWO'S VERSION THE RIGHT WAY TO BE A MAN?  WHAT DID STING SAY IN HIS VIDEO?  WHAT DO YOU THINK IT TAKES TO BE A MAN? WAS OKNONKWO MORE OF A MAN BY KILLING IKEMEFUNA?

ACTIONS TAKEN BY OKONKWO'S VILLAGE

COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS PROVIDED IN CLASS

Name_________________________  Date_________________

LEARNING GOAL______________________________________

Answer the following questions from Chapter 2. Write your answers in a complete sentence.

1.In the last war that Okonkwo fought he brought home a souvenir which he drank palm-wine out of. What is it?

2. What is the emergency that the great orator announces at the meeting in the marketplace?

3. What ultimatum is sent to Mbaino as a consequence of the murder of the woman from Umuofia?

4. Why is Umuofia feared by all of its neighbors?

5. What is the name of Okonkwo’s twelve year old son?

6. Why is Okonkwo upset with his son?

Write a short paragraph listing why Okonkwo is considered one of the greatest men of his time? Write at least three sentences.

IGBO CULTURE AND TRADITIONS

LOOK ON THE INTERNET TO IDENTIFY TRADITIONS OF IGBO CULTURE LIKE WHAT WE ARE LEARNING IN THINGS FALL APART.  SEARCH THE PEACE FESTIVAL AND OTHER GATHERINGS.

HOW MUCH DO YOU RELATE TO OKONKWO?

DO YOU SEE YOURSELF LIKE OKONKWO AS SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO GET AHEAD, BECOME RICH AND BE RECOGNIZED BY OTHERS? WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS?

SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR VETERAN'S DAY

THE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY SERVICES

IGBO CULTURE IS A MALE DOMINANT SOCIETY

OKONKWO IS A STRONG MALE IN HIS SOCIETY.  IGBO CULTURE IS A MALE DOMINANT SOCIETY. THEY BELIEVE MEN ARE SUPERIOR TO WOMEN. IS THE UNITED STATES A MALE DOMINANT SOCIETY?  IN OUR COUNTRY, ARE MEN SUPERIOR TO WOMEN OR ARE WOMEN SUPERIOR TO MEN?  GIVE SPECIFIC REASONS FOR YOUR ANSWER. DO YOU THINK YOUR OWN SEX IS SUPERIOR? 



 

THINGS FALL APART--WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

THE TITLE OF OUR BOOK CAN BE A KIND OF FORESHADOWING OF WHAT IS TO COME IN THE STORY.  WHAT DOES THINGS FALL APART MEAN TO YOU?  DESCRIBE A SITUATION THAT HAPPENED TO YOU OR TO SOMEONE YOU KNOW WHERE THINGS FELL APART. HOW DID THINGS FALL APART AND WHAT HAPPENED AFTERWARD.

SETTING OF THINGS FALL APART

WHERE IS NIGERIA ON THE MAP?

WHERE IS THE DESERT?

WHERE IS THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST?

WHERE IS THE SAVANNAH?

ON THE MAP BELOW, CIRCLE THE AREA OF THE IGBO TRIBE....

COMPLETE A KWL CHART ON THE NEW BOOK, THINGS FALL APART

What I Know/ What I Want to Know/ What I Learned

Topic  THINGS FALL APART BY CHINUA ACHEBE

Name _______________________________________________ Date ______________________
KWL Chart
Before you begin your research, list details in the first two columns. Fill in the last column
after completing your research. LOOK ONLINE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOOK.

WHAT I KNOW                 WHAT I WANT TO KNOW                  WHAT I LEARNED
__________________________________________________________________________

LIFESPIRE--A SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

FREE FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH

CAMBIOS ON LOS REGLAMENTOS

CHANGE IN RULE CONCERNING STUDENT LEVING SCHOOL/OFFSITE PRIOR TO DISMISSAL TIME

NO SCHOOL TOMORROW---IT'S CHANCELLOR'S DAY AND ALSO ELECTION DAY

THEMES FROM THE BOOK OF MICE AND MEN AND THEMES FOR THE NEW BOOK, THINGS FALL APART

SOME OF THE THEMES FROM THE BOOK OF MICE AND MEN WERE.......
 LONELINESS OF LENNY AND GEORGE AND OF DREAMS THAT PEOPLE HAVE. THE NEW BOOK FOR NOVEMBER IS CALLED THINGS FALL APART BY CHINUA ACHEBE.  OKONKWO IN THINGS FALL APART HAS DREAMS, TOO.

WHAT WERE LENNY AND GEORGE'S DREAM?
DID THEY REACH THEIR DREAM?

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE READ THINGS FALL APART, WHAT WAS OKONKWO'S DREAM?