Wednesday, November 18, 2009

PERIOD 6 - VOCABULARY

DIRECTION:
1. Define each of the following 25 terms terms using a dictionary or www.dictionary.com.
2. Write each term using the following format:
a. The Term underlined, semicolon and then the definition as well as numbered.
b. Example: 1. Compound: composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients.
3. Do not write on the back of the paper, use a separate sheet of paper if necessary.
4. Make sure your terms do not have the term itself in the definition.

TERMS
1. Religion
2. Animism
3. Deities
4. Pantheons
5. Veneration
6. Reconcile
7. Contradictory
8. Ancestors
9. Muslim
10. Islam
11. Communal
12. Clan
13. Worship
14. Sahara
15. Savanna
16. Capacity
17. Christianity
18. Century
19. Belief
20. Incursions
21. Vast
22. Patriarch
23. Prerogative
24. Vicinity
25. Descendants

Thursday, November 12, 2009

CYCLE ONE ESSAY - THINGS FALL APART

OBJECTIVE: Students will know the how colonization affected African tribal civilization in Igbo society. Students will be able to write a 5 page typed essay using 3 quotes, the funnel method and a bibliography page.

DIRECTIONS:
1. Answer one of the following essay question option below.
2. Write your essay using the Funnel Method.
3. You are to use 3 quotes from the book "Things Fall Apart".
4. Each quote must be written in the MLA format located on the website below.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/15/
5. Your essay must be typed using the following requirements:
a. 12 Point Font Size
b. Times Roman
c. Black Ink Only
d. Double spaced
e. One inch Margins
f. Indent first line of every new paragraph half an inch.
6. You must write a Work Cited Page or sometimes called a Bibliography pages. Use the above
website to find the format. You must use 5 to guide your font.
7. You must create a cover page with the following information on it only.
a. Your Name
b. World History
c. Date
d. Mr. Avery
e. Cycle One Essay Question # ___

ESSAY QUESTION OPTIONS
1. Irony: Irony is a difference between appearance and reality. What makes Okonkwo's death an example of Irony?

2. Tragedy: A tragedy is a drama or other work of literature that tells the story of the fall of a person of high status. In what ways is Okonkwo's downfall due to forces entirely beyond his control?

3. Theme: A theme is a central idea in a literary work. What do you think the author of Things Fall Apart wants to teach the world about understanding other cultures?

4. Who does Obierika blame for Okonkwo's death and is he justified in his claim?

5. Why is it important for a people to "act as one" if they are to preserve their heritage, as Okonkwo stated in Chapter 20, in response to the coming of the Westerners?

ESSAY IS DUE IN TWO WEEKS ON NOVEMBER 25TH THE DAY BEFORE THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.