OPEN ENDED QUESTION 6: TFA 163-183

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.

WEEKEND ESSAY 5: AFRICA

DIRECTIONS:
1. Write a seven paragraph essay answering the question below.

2. You must use standard paragraph / essay format.

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

4. If your essay exceeds 4,000 characters, leave two comments instead of one, continuing your essay in the next box.

5. When you leave your response make sure you write your name, subject and period you have class with me.

ex.
Jane
USHI
P9

ESSAY QUESTION:
Explain the implied message the author states regarding women in Ibo society based on this quote made by Uchendu, Okonkwo's uncle:

"A man belongs to his fatherland when things are good and life is sweet. But when there is sorrow and bitterness he finds refuge in his motherland...And that is why we say that mother is surpreme."


REQUIREMENTS
1. Write a clearly written introduction paragraph using the funnel method, which is located in your syllabus.

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

3. Use three quotes either from "Things Fall Apart" or class notes.

4. Each paragraph is 5 to 7 sentences.

5. Leave a space after each paragraph.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION 4: 143-161

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

Cast away means to be sent to a far off place or simply away against ones own will.

1. Where does Okonkwo go when he leaves his village, how long and how does he feel after he leaves?

2. Upon is exile, has he changed as a result of his experience, or is he the same sort of person he has always been? Explain.

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

ESSAY QUESTION 4: THINGS FALL APART

DIRECTIONS:
1. Write a seven paragraph essay answering the question below.

2. You must use standard paragraph / essay format.

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

4. If your essay exceeds 4,000 characters, leave two comments instead of one, continuing your essay in the next box.

5. When you leave your response make sure you write your name, subject and period you have class with me.

ex.
Jane
USHI
P9

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 using the funnel method, which is located in your syllabus.

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

3. Use three quotes either from "Things Fall Apart" or class notes.

4. Each paragraph is 5 to 7 sentences.

5. Leave a space after each paragraph.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION 3: PAGES 95-120

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.