Warmup O Parallel Structure Words phrases and clauses

Warm-up O Parallel Structure - Words, phrases, and clauses should all be the same (parallel) when linked together in a list or connected with coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) or in a comparison. O Incorrect: The employer valued respect, honesty, and being on time in a worker. O Correct (list): The employer valued respect, honesty, and promptness in a worker. O Incorrect: James enjoys reading more than to write. O Correct (comparison): James enjoys reading more than writing. O Incorrect: I am allergic to the dog’s hair and how it smells. O Correct (conjunction): I am allergic to the dog’s hair and its smell.

Practice 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. An actor knows how to memorize his lines and getting into character. Tell me where you were, what you were doing, and your reasons for doing it. To donate money to the homeless shelter is the same as helping people stay warm in the winter. The dictionary can be used to find these: word meanings, pronunciations, correct spellings, and looking up irregular verbs. She told Jake to take out the trash, to mow the lawn, and be listening for the phone call

Practice (cont. ) 1. We were dirty, hungry, and without a penny. 2. My roommate liked to repair things around the house and his own cooking. 3. During the day, we went on long hikes, rowed around the lake, or just leisure time. 4. She returned to pay the rent and because she had left some of her things. 5. Two things that I found hard to learn as a freshman were to get enough sleep and trimming expenses.

Parallelism (in Poetry) O Repetition of sentence structure or word order to achieve a rhythmical effect. Ex: The lazy and sluggish snake Bit the merry and cheery little girl, Making her all sad and mournful Ex: What the hammer? What the chain? In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? What dread grasp Dare its deadly terrors clasp?

Colonialism

Colonialism O The practice of obtaining political control over another country, occupying it, and exploiting it economically. 3 ASPECTS O Solider – military, courts/law, police O Missionary – imposing religion O Merchant – economic exploitation, hoarding resources

Group Work As a group you will research your assigned colonialist/postcolonialist author. The author assignments are below: 1. Doris Lessing (page 909) 2. Nadine Grodimer (page 923) 3. Chinua Achebe (page 929) 4. Ben Okri (page 875) 5. V. S. Naipaul (page 1015) 6. Wole Soyinka (page 937) STEPS: Read the background information on each and, on the poster provided, write down the following: O key facts about his/her life. O Key issues they address in their writing. O Context in which they wrote. O Explain how their writing is related to colonialism and the overarching theme throughout their work. O Explain the name and background of the selection included in the textbook and give an overview of the work deals with.

Doris Lessing (1919 -2013) O Born in Persia to British parents O Both parents British O Lived most of her life on a British colony O Farm that employed 30 -50 black African laborers who earned $1. 50 a month O Wrote about the racial problems resulting from colonialism.

Story Background O Rhodeisa (now Zimbabwae) O British named it this after a British man names Cecil Rhodes (businessman) O British arrived in late 1800 s O Seized country’s most fertile farmland. O Africans displaced from ancestral homelands to communal lands where soil war poor and raising crops difficult. O Displaced African farmers forced into cheap labor. O Worked in cities and mines while minority enjoyed a high living standard and blacks barely scraped by. O Story written in 1964. O S. Rhodesia fought for independence; Britain refused. O Gained independence in 1965. O Civil war tore apart country. O After years of fighting between black nationalists and government troops, country emerged as republic of Zimbabwae in 1980.

Respond to the following questions with a partner. Record your answers on a sheet of paper: 1. What does Gideon think and feel? O Discuss this question first amongst yourselves and record your response. O Find evidence in the text to support your answer. 2. Identify four conflicts that take place. O Write a quote for each. O Explain the root of this conflict—why is it occurring? How does it relate to/what does it teach us about colonialism? 3. Identify one theme for this story. O Explain how/where you see this theme.

Marriage is Private Affair Chinua Achebe - Nigerian; speaks about cultural clashes between African and European traditions O Lagos – Biggest city in Nigeria (new) O Small rural village – (old) O Clash between old (African) and new (Western) ways O Post-colonial O Christianity accepted by Ibo O Colonized by British O Struggle between African values and Western ones