Identifying Different Truths About Imperialism

To Start:
We’re switching to doing starters on paper. Silently grab your binder off the shelf and put a heading on  a clean piece of paper (Name, Section, Date, Assignment). Then respond to these prompts:

• What’s the best book you’ve read, story you’ve heard or movie you’ve seen in the last few years?
• What made it so good?
• What makes a good story a good story?

In Class:

• First, the morning class is finishing King Leopold’s Ghost.
• Then, we’re watching an interview with Chinua Achebe. As you watch, consider:
  -   What moment was Achebe trying to capture?
  -   How can fiction can be true, according to Achebe?
  -   What was the problem with European storytelling about Africa, according to Achebe?
• We’re discussing different truths about imperialism in small groups.
• Finally, we’ll individually brainstorm about the stories we’ll be writing (in GoogleClassroom).

Coming Up:

• Your story brainstorm and TFA chapters 24 and 25 are due before class tomorrow.

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