ANANSI, The Clever One Final
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ANANSI, The Clever OnePrepared by: Jae Eun An
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Ghana
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Ghana- a small country in Africa
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Ghanaian Traditions
•Music is a very important part of the culture.
• ƒ Telling Anansi stories is a very important part of the culture as well.
• ƒ Ghanaians play many different types of drums: Kafganu, Kidi, Sogo, Atsimevu, and Kplogo
•drum. • ƒ Kele Wele is a popular dessert. • ƒ Ghanaians are expert weaver
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Ghanaian Music
Different types of drums
weaver
Dissert –Kelewele
Anansi stories
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ANANSI
•One of the most important characters of West African and Caribbean folklore.
•He is a spider, but often acts and appears as a man.
•The Anansi tales are believed to have originated in the Ashanti people in Ghana.
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Vocabulary
•1. Famine- Lack of food•2. Trapper- Hunter•3. Clever - Intelligent•4. Carcasses- Meat•5. Grief- Sorrow
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Characters•`1. Gray man- name is death
-he always twist vains and long grasses
- he never react- he trapped many animals
•2 Anansi -he think he is clever-he had responsibility to save his
family-he stoled some meats from gray man-he made big mistakes
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Characters
•3. Anansi’s daughter - she is good in cooking
-she obeyed her father
•4. Aanansi’s wife- she thought that her husband is clever but useless to lead family
-she asked Anansi to get foods
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Summary
•Anansi is a folk character originated from Ghana. Ghana is an African country. The story Anansi, the clever one is about a “smart” husband that sought to find ways to find food for his family. In the end he came up with “clever” ideas that made him meet his “Death”. Finally, his greed gave him misery. He harmed his whole tribe and beg not to think of ways to save them because of his lack of courage.
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Guide Questions
•Describe Anansi’s character. Do you think he is really clever? State your reasons.
•Why did Anansi went to forest?•Why do you think the gray man wa
twisting vines and long grasses?•Why did he ask daughter to come with
Anansi?•What happened to Anansi’s daughter?
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Predict
•If you are ANANSI, to prove that you are clever, come up with the wise solution to be able to eradicate Death.
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Seatwork
•Write the suitable ending for the story.
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Assignment
•Individual Work:Research on other Anansi tales. Write a summary and write a more suitable ending.