Cry the Beloved Country Discussion of chapters 6

Cry, the Beloved Country Discussion of chapters 6 -9

Week Overview Today: Learning Centers Map/Character Compare/Foreshadow/Key vocabulary Homework: Read and Journal 10 -14 Wednesday Lesson on Irony and suspense. Homework: Read and Journal 15 -18 Friday Identifying flashback Homework: Read and Journal 19 -20

Objectives SWBAT Map the journey of Kumalo. Compare and contrast Gertrude and John’s experiences in Johannesburg. Research the significance of Absalom’s name and make predictions about Absalom’s fate. Find key passages that foreshadow the story. Define mood analyze Paton’s word choice that helps to develop the mood.

Movie Watch movie through chapter 9

Learning Centers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Map– Cristina and Noah; Kassie and Kristen Compare and Contrast—Ed and Kevin Research—Pieter and Morgan Foreshadow—Alex and Brayan Mood—Hayley and Brittney and Cody Key Vocabulary– Savannah and Toby Each set of partners will begin at a different learning center. When you are done, you may move to the next learning center. We will rotate clockwise. All answers should be recorded in learning center packet for credit. When you are done, you may read for homework.

Map Draw a map (like the one that I drew on the board on the first day of book) to show where Kumalo travels. Your drawings should include: Name of place If the place is a city or rural town If the place is well-kept or dilapidated

Compare and Contrast Gertrude (Kumalo’s sister) to John (Kumalo’s brother). Gertrude John Appearance Job The way they speak to Kumalo The way they feel about Kumalo Why they did not Did not have any write a letter $ Politician

Research Absalom’s name. What does it mean: Predict Absalom’s fate: Source: http: //www. behindthename. com/name/absalom

Foreshadow Out of these quotations, which quotation BEST foreshadows the events of the novel’s plot about the Kumalo family? a. All roads lead to Johannesburg (83). b. “Huh” said Msimangu, “that is something to marvel at”(75). c. “But the church too is like the chief” (67). d. “I did not like your son’s friends. Nor did my husband. That is why he left us”(72).

Mood Mood: The atmosphere that pervades a literary work with the intention of evoking a certain emotion or feeling from the audience. In drama, mood may be created by sets and music as well as words; in poetry and prose, mood may be created by a combination of such elements as SETTING, VOICE, TONE and THEME. The moods evoked by the more popular short stories of Edgar Allen Poe, for example, tend to be gloomy, horrific, and desperate. For this learning center, find three words in Cry, the Beloved Country that BEST conveys the mood in Johannesburg.

Key Vocabulary Add these words to your journal. Write 1 -3 sentences using at least three words. 1. Corrugated- (adj. ) wrinkled (56) 2. Vacillate- (verb) to waver mentally as in doubt (76) 3. Ruefully- (adv) regretfully (81) 4. Intimation- (noun) a hint; a subtle sign (41) 5. Stipend- (noun) a fixed sum of money for services (31)