We will be working on Newscasts! You will present your newscasts on Tuesday the 20th and Wednesday the 22nd.
Next week there will be little to no homework. We will be examining Things Fall Apart through several lenses to set you up for your Literary Analysis essay. Lenses include: the tragic hero; cultural conflict--assimilation and dissolution of culture through colonization; author's purpose and how he achieved it; and an examination/comparison of TFA with William Butler Yeats' poem "The Second Coming" from which the title "Things Fall Apart" is derived. Once we look at the each lens, you will decide which best suits you and begin the writing process. The writing process will kick off next semester.
You all have done so well thus far that I am excited to see you craft strong ideas about the book into interesting and varied essays.
Your only significant homework next week will be preparing your independent book project for your final. You have had plenty of time so far to get started at least thinking about your projects, but next week the real work should begin.
I look forward to your ideas come to life!
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