Introducing Imperialism and The Scramble for Africa

To Start:
In your Google doc, use the next ten minutes to write about a time when someone intervened in your life “for your own good.” What happened? How did it turn out? How did you feel afterwards?

In Class:
Read the primary source documents from Paul Beaulieu and Mark Twain.

• Highlight what you think is each’s main argument.
• Rephrase each author’s argument in your own words at the bottom of the page.
• Consider which argument find more compelling. Turn and talk to your partner.
• As a team, develop a definition of imperialism based on the readings and your background knowledge (NOT a Google search).
  

Build your background knowledge of  imperialism and the scramble of Africa. If you were absent, get notes from a classmate and catch yourself up using:

• John Greene’s crash course video on imperialism.

• The University of Texas at Austin’s podcast on the scramble for Africa.
  
  

For Reading:
Chapter 6

1. Who is Ezinma? What does Ekwefi mean when she says that she has probably “come to stay”? 
   
2. Challenge By Choice – Why is the wrestling match such an important social event for the village?
   

Chapter 7

• What traits do Okonkwo associate with manliness? How does Nwoye relate to these values?
  
• What information and advice does Ogbuefi Ezeudu give to Okonkwo? What is his reasoning?
  
• What did Okonkwo use his machete to do?  Why does he do it?
  
• How did Nwoye feel when Okonkwo returns? What does the feeling remind him of?
  
• Challenge by Choice - What could the descending swarm of locusts foreshadow?