Nov. 4

Hello Hello!

Today we started reading chapter 1 from Things Fall Apart.

For Homework: Read the following sections and answer the questions.

 Section one:

Okonkwo was known in the nine villages. When Okonkwo was 18 he beat the Cat.  The Cat was the great wrestler who never lost.   He was called the Cat because his back would never touch the earth. 

1.) What did it mean if Okonkwo beat the Cat?

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 Section Two:

When Okonkwo walked, his heels hardly touched the ground.  He seemed to walk on springs.  He had a slight stammer and whenever he was angry and could not get his words out, he would use his fists. 

2.) Some would say that Okonkwo walked as if he was going to POUNCE on somebody.  What does the word POUNCE mean?

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  Section three:

Unoka was never happy when it came to wars.  He was in fact a coward and could not bear the sigh of blood.  And so he changed the subject and talked about music, and his face beamed. 

3.) What traits would you give Unoka?  How does Unoka compare to Okonkwo?

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REMINDERS: Parent/Teacher conferences are WEDNESDAY NIGHT and THURSDAY AFTERNOON.   There is NO SCHOOL tomorrow.

Be safe.  See you Wednesday.