Tuesday, October 19, 2010

OEQ 4: TFA

DIRECTIONS:
1. Answer the OEQ using the same format as all the rest.

QUESTION:
Umoufia was compared to a Lizard in Chapter Twenty, the narrator states, "The Clan was like a lizard; if it lost its tail it soon grew another."

1. What price has Okonkwo paid by being away from his clan for so long?

2. Discuss the implication of Okonkwo's alienation to his fathers clan in relationship to the way in which he and other clansmen feel about the missionaries.


USE THE INFORMATION FROM THE TEXT TO HELP YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION.

Friday, October 15, 2010

WE 3: TFA

DIRECTIONS:

1. Write a 5 paragraph essay answering the following question using standard paragraph / essay format.

2. All essays are submitted online in the comment box.

3. When you leave your response make sure you write your name, then subject and period you have class.


Ex., Jane: CAPS, P3 & 4


ESSAY QUESTION:

How and why were the missionaries able to shock the life style of traditional non-conforming Igbo men and women?


REQUIREMENTS:

1. Write a clearly written introduction paragraph to the best of your ability. Use your syllabus to

assist you.

2. Write a clear thesis statement. Thesis statement should be your last sentence in the introduction paragraph.

3. Use three quotes from the text, "Things Fall Apart".

4. Each paragraph is 5 to 7 sentences.

5. Leave a space after each paragraph.

6. Must contain a clearly written conclusion paragraph.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

MARKING PERIOD TWO BOOK

Parents, thank you all for purchasing Things Fall Apart for the first marking period. We are just about half way through the book and time to prepare for next marking period As we will be approaching the continent of Asia. Students will be reading a great young adult novel by a best selling author, Isabel Allende, called the "Kingdom of the Golden Dragon".

The book can be purchased on www.bn.com or www.amazon.com. The lowest price I have seen so far is at Barns and Noble for 8 dollars.

http://productsearch.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.aspx?WRD=Kingdom+of+the+golden+dragon

The book is need starting the second week in November.

Thank you all for your effort and attentiveness.

Mr. Avery

Monday, October 4, 2010

OEQ 3: TFA 110-147

DIRECTIONS:
1. Write at least 3 paragraphs using 2 quotes only from Chinua Achebes's book "Things Fall Apart."
2. Each paragraph must begin with a topic sentence.
3. Every paragraph must be 5 to 7 sentences at length.
4. One paragraph should only have one topic except for the first introduction paragraph.


In Matthew 18:12-14, Jesus tells a parable about a lost sheep, saying that if a person has a hundred sheep and one goes astray, he will leave the other ninety-nine and go to find the one that is lost.

1. Explain the missionaries opinion about the traditional religion of the Igbo?

2. What turns Nwoye on to the missionaries and his father away?


USE THE TEXT TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER.