CHINUA ACHEBE’S THINGS FALL APARTLQ: Can I analyse how Achebe presents women through his

language choice, structure and form?

TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric

CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy

CHINUA ACHEBE’S THINGS FALL APARTLQ: Can I analyse how Achebe presents women through his

language choice, structure and form?

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CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom

STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion

TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric

CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy

GOOD PROGRESS: I can articulate my analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel

CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom

STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion

EXCELLENT PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in

the novel, using my knowledge of social and historical context

OUTSTANDING PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive and detailed analysis of the ways the language, structure and form of the novel present

the gender struggle in the novel, using my knowledge of social and historical context to illuminate alternative interpretations

TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric

CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy

How are women portrayed in the Novel?

List the women in the novel and whether they feel they presented in a

positive or negative light.

EXT: how does the presentation of gender as a whole fit within the social

context of the time?

CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom

STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion

TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric

CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy

Six groups/pairs, six sections - each group to focus on one.

Work on analyzing the extract.Using success criteria to guide. The students should consider:• How the women are

presented through Achebe’s use of language and structure

• The social role of women juxtaposed with men

• Social context and feminist interpretations

EXT: Links to Wider reading

CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom

STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion

GOOD PROGRESS: I can articulate my analysis of the ways the language,

structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel

EXCELLENT PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive analysis of the ways the

language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel,

using my knowledge of social and historical context

OUTSTANDING PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive and detailed analysis of the

ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel, using my knowledge of social

and historical context to illuminate alternative interpretations

TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric

CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy

Six groups/pairs, six sections - each group to focus on one.

Work on analyzing the extract.Using success criteria to guide. The students should consider:• How the women are

presented through Achebe’s use of language and structure

• The social role of women juxtaposed with men

• Social context and feminist interpretations

EXT: Links to Wider reading

CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom

STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion

GOOD PROGRESS: I can articulate my analysis of the ways the language,

structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel

EXCELLENT PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive analysis of the ways the

language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel,

using my knowledge of social and historical context

OUTSTANDING PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive and detailed analysis of the

ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel, using my knowledge of social

and historical context to illuminate alternative interpretations

TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric

CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy

FEEDBACK

and PEER ASSESS

While listening to each other, the listening group has to either EXTEND, QUESTION or ARGUE with the presentation of the extracts EXT: How is Achebe’s form effective in presenting the struggle?

CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom

STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion

GOOD PROGRESS: I can articulate my analysis of the ways the language,

structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel

EXCELLENT PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive analysis of the ways the

language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel,

using my knowledge of social and historical context

OUTSTANDING PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive and detailed analysis of the

ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel, using my knowledge of social

and historical context to illuminate alternative interpretations

TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric

CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy

Drawing it together Decide 5 most useful quotations to use in wider reading section of the exam. These should be added to a quotation bank set up by your teacher on the blog EXT: can any of the quotations be used for other struggles as well?

CONTEXTUAL TERMS: colonisation, independence, missionaries, post-colonial, racism, Empire, Victorian, Igbo, traditional custom

STRUGGLES: race, cultural domination, alienation, religion

GOOD PROGRESS: I can articulate my analysis of the ways the language,

structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel

EXCELLENT PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive analysis of the ways the

language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel,

using my knowledge of social and historical context

OUTSTANDING PROGRESS: I can articulate perceptive and detailed analysis of the

ways the language, structure and form of the novel present the gender struggle in the novel, using my knowledge of social

and historical context to illuminate alternative interpretations

TERMINOLOGY: onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, personal pronoun, feminism, rhetoric

CONTEXT TERMS: misogyny, equality, gender equality, segregation, marginalisation, segregation, discrimination, alienation, polygamy