"Things Fall Apart" and "The Second Coming"

To Start:

• Complete your own copy of this assignment in Google Classroom.

In Class:

• Check out a copy of our novel, Things Fall Apart. If you aren't in class, or want an audiobook version, you can find chapter one here.
• Analyze William Butler Yeats' poem "The Second Coming" using the assignment in Google Classroom.
• Create a Google Document titled "TFA Reading Log - Your Name" and share it with me. Under the heading "Chapter One," answer the following questions:

1. Describe Okonkwo, using your own words and at least two examples.
2. Describe Unoka, using your own words and at least two examples.
3. So far, what seems to make a man “successful” in Okonkwo’s culture?
4. Okonkwo had “no patience” with Unoka, even after his death. How could that cause problems?
5. Reread the last two sentences of the chapter. What has happened? Make a prediction of what is to come.
6. What questions or unfamiliar English words came up in this chapter?

For Homework:

• Finish Chapter One.