Things Fall Apart Reading Schedule

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Things Fall Apart Reading Schedule

and a whole lot more!
This is the reading schedule for Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. If you want to succeed in
English class, you must read according to this schedule regardless of whether or not you are
present. This is the literary work we will be covering for this marking period. In addition, for
each chapter you will be keeping a DIALECTICAL JOURNAL which will be counted as a homework
and journal grade.
Reading Schedule- Assignment

Due Dates
Tuesday 9/29:
Read Chapter 1, 2
Wednesday 9/30
Thursday 10/1
Read Chapters 3, 4
Study guide #1 due
Read Chapters 5, 6
Friday 10/2
Read Chapter 7
Monday 10/5
Read Chapters 8, 9
Study guide #2 due
Read Chapters 10, 11
Tuesday 10/6
Wednesday 10/7
Thursday 10/8

Study Guide #3 due
Dialectical Journals# 1-7
due
Friday 10/9
Monday 10/12
Tuesday 10/13
Wednesday 10/14
No school- Columbus Day

Read Chapter 18, 19
Study Guide #4 due
PSAT
Thursday 10/15
Friday 10/16
Read Chapter 22, 23
Monday 10/19

Study Guide #5 due
Catch up on missing
chapters
Catch up on missing
chapters
Tuesday 10/20
Wednesday 10/21
Thursday 10/23
BOOK COMPLETED
Dialectical Journals# 1-13
due
Literature Log Project Due
*Dates are subject to change
**Reading quizzes will be given randomly
Dialectical Journal
You will have one dialectical journal entry for each
day of reading (13 entries total). You must choose 2
quotations per chapter.
Each entry will look like the following:
Sample:
Quote (page #)
Commentary
Direct quotations,
including PAGE
Own reactions,
NUMBER and
reflections and
LOCATION where the
opinions. These may
information is from.
include comments,
Quotations you find may
reactions, objections,
refer to plot,
feelings, questions,
characterization,
theories and new
relationships, setting,
ideas.
language, etc.
(OUT OF YOUR
(OUT OF THE BOOK)
HEAD)
Each journal entry counts as a HOMEWORK

and JOURNAL GRADE. Homework will be
checked on a daily basis, so you must
complete this along with your reading!
BE PREPARED to discuss your logs in class!
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Mrs. Lau and Mrs.
Name: __________________________________
Williams
Literary Log Project
Mrs. Lau and Mrs.
The Literary Log assignment is a discussion of your thoughts and feelings about the book as it progresses.
You are to synthesize a 100-word-per-question response fully loaded with textual evidence to support your
claims. Since you are given plenty of advanced notice, the expectation is that your lit log will be typed, include
a proper heading and will be turned in ON time (5 points deducted for improper format and each day late). It
will be counted as a project grade.
Lit Log 1
Explain the Ibo
culture as
presented in the
text.
What cultural
traditions,
ceremonies/rituals,
activities do
Okonkwo and his
people take part in?
Lit Log 2
Literary Log Project Questions

Lit Log 3
Lit Log 4
Imagine you are

Okonkwo and have
spent your entire life
trying to be a good
leader, a true man
and the opposite of
your Unoka.
Write a diary entry
describing your
inner turmoil
Imagine you are a

missionary.
Write a diary entry
describing your
view of Okonkwo
and his people (be
mindful of your
diction).
Lit Log 5
There are many

proverbs related
during the course
of the narrative.
Explain the
significance of the
title Things Fall
Apart.
Recall specific
ones and describe
the function of
these proverbs as
fulfilling in the lives
of the characters
and your own life.
Cite specific textual

evidence to explain
how you arrived at
your conclusion.
Analyze the impact.

*Typed, Size 12 Font, Calibri or Times New Roman, Proper Heading
CATEGORY
Depth of
reflection
Word Choice
Grammar,
Spelling
5 Points
4 Points
3Points
2 Points
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Things Fall Apart Study Guide #1
Mrs. Lau and Mrs.
Chapters 1-2 Questions

1
What accomplishments have helped to make Okonkwo a great man of the village?
Compare and contrast Okonkwo with his father, Unoka. Why do you think Okonkwo feels as he does
toward his father?
Okonkwo is a wealthy man and a noble. What are the signs of his wealth?
How doe the men of Umofia decide what to do about the murder of a woman from their clan? What
role do the women of Umofia have in the decision?
According to Achebe, what emotion dominates Okonkwos life? What is the source of this emotion?
Achebe tells us, Among the Ibo . . . proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten. This
statement itself is a proverb. How do you interpret it?

1
Why does Unoka consult the Oracle? What does the Oracle tell him?
What is the Week of Peace? What does Okonkwo do to break it and what action does the clan take?
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3 Who is Nwoye and how does Okonkwo treat him? Describe the relationship between Nwoye and
Ikemefuna.
Okonkwos first year as a farmer is difficult. How is the difficulty due to Okonkwos family history and
how was it due to nature?
In a sentence or two, explain the concept of chi. What is the meaning of the proverb, When a man
says yes his chi says yes also? What does Okonkwo means when he says he challenged his chi?
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1
When is the Festival of the New Yam held? Explain Okonkwos reaction to the festival?
What causes Okonkwo to shoot at Ekwefi? What does this say about Okonkwo?
What is an ilo? How is it used during the Festival?
How do the Ibo treat the winner of the final wresting match? Why are the winners so revered?
When Obiageli broke the pot, how did Okonkwo react and how did you expect him to react? How do
you account for any discrepancies?
Chapter 7-8 Questions

1
How long has Ikemefuna been with the family? Who decides his fate? What does Ezeudu tell
Okonkwo about this decision?
In your opinion, did Ikemefuna know what was about to happen? What do Okonkwos actions reveal
about him?
How does Okonkwo feel about his daughter Ezinma? Why?
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Describe the scene between Okonkwo and Obierika. List two things you learn about Ibo culture from
this scene and two things about the characters.
Analyze Okonkwos idea of masculinity? Do you think Okonkwos ideas of masculinity are typical of Ibo
society, or are they extreme?
At the end of the discussion among Okonkwo and his friends, what major historical event is
foreshadowed? What peculiar belief about white people is expressed?
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1
Why does Ekwefi have a bitter attitude about life? Describe her relationship with Ezinma. What does
Okonkwo do to help Ezinma?
An ogbanje is a changeling, a child who repeatedly dies and returns. How can humans defeat an
obanjes wickedness? What do these beliefs reveal about Ibo society?
Who are the judges in the legal case in Chapter 10, and how do they behave? Do you feel the judges
decision is fair?
In your opinion, do the people of Umuofia know what is behind the egwugwu masks or not? Find
textual evidence to support your answer?
Chapter 11 Questions
1
Achebe devotes several pages to Ekwefis folktale. Why do you think he chose to include the tale?
Chielo, the priestess, interrupts the story-telling. What announcement does she make? Where does
she take Ezinma? Why do you think the Oracle called for Ezinma?
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3 How does Okonkwo react when the priestess first makes her announcement? What actions does he
take later and what do they show about his character?

1
What does the priestess do with Ezinma after emerging from the cave?
What joyous ceremony takes place the day after the return from the cave? While preparing for
ceremony, what do the men of Umuofia discuss at the market and what does this discussion show
about them?
What sorrowful news does the drum announce?
What terrible accident occurs at the funeral and what happens to Okonkwos family as a result?
In your opinion, why did Achebe choose to end Part One the way he did? What aspects of the funeral
ceremony make it possible for dangerous accidents to occur? How is this accident related to the
infiltration of Western technology into a traditional culture?
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1
According to Achebe, how does Okonkwo feel about his new life? Cite at least one example of
figurative language that Achebe uses to describe Okonkwos feelings.
Uchendu tells a story about a kite who takes a duckling and a chick. What is the point of the story?
How does it relate to the encounter between the Abame and the whites?
What does Obierika bring with him on his visit to Okonkwo? Why does he not want Okonkwo to thank
him?
What disaster happens to the Abame clan? How did it happen?
Chapter 16-17 Quesitons

1
What step does Nwoye take concerning the missionaries? Does this decision show strength or
weakness? Why do you think Nneka converted to Christianity?
What is Uchendus reason for giving the missionaries part of the Evil Forest and what is the result?
How do you interpret Okonkwos thought, Living fire begets cold, impotent ash.
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4
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State one way in which the European missionaries understand Ibo culture and one way in which the Ibo
misunderstand the Europeans.

1
What role did outcasts play in bringing Christianity to Iboland? Why is this important?
On two occasions, converts actively threaten the religious traditions in Mbanta. What are the
occasions?
What unfortunate event happens to the Christians during the week before Easter?
Why is there no punishment in Ibo law for killing a python? Why could the clan not kill the converts?
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1
How has Umofia changed during Oknokwos exile?
Give three specific examples.
How is Mr. Smith different from Mr. Brown? How are they similar?
How does Enoch spark a conflict in Umofia? What does the clan do about it?
According to Obierika, the clan could easily drive out two white men. Why then, does he feel the clan is
falling apart?
How does Okeke, Mr. Smiths interpreter, show wisdom in dealing with the leaders of Umuofia? What
do you think is the cause of his wisdom? What do you think would have happened if Okeke werent so
wise?

1
Why do you think the guards and messengers treat the men of Umuofia so badly? What do they do?
In what way do the court messegers take money dishonestly from Umuofia?
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What kind of person do you think the District Comissioner is? Describer your views.
At the end of Chapter 24, Okonkwo hears his clansmen asking, Why did he do it? What are they
referring to, and why do you think he did it?
In the last paragraph of the novel, the point of view shifts although the narrative is still third-person.
Whose point of view is shown in this paragraph? Why do you think Achebe makes this shift? What
tone, or attitude, does Achebe adopt in this paragraph?

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