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| Task 3: Life, Hope, and Determination |
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| "Giving up on reading , he let his mind drift as he stared at the city, half slum, half paradise. How could a place be so ugly and violent yet beautiful at the same time?" Graceland p 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listen to There Are Rougly Zones, a poem by Robert Frost, read outloud at www.robertfrostoutloud.com. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Despite the poverty and violence, despite the death and depair their is also hope. This task of the WebQuest looks at some images, quotes, and links having to do with the idea that people can still have hope even in the face of the worst situations. First listen to the poem There Are Roughly Zones by Robert Frost and follow the instructions below it. Next look at the images on this page, read the accompanying quotes and ponder the message of hope found within them. Tthen follow the link to Chris Abani's website and read at least two interviews. Finally complete the task at the bottom of the page before continuing to Task 4, the final task. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What is this poem about literally? What does it say about the nature of man? Does this poem have anything to do with hope or determination? Think about these questions and then post at least two comments on the class wiki responding to these questions, posing more questions, or responding to some other idea or theme pertaining to this WebQuest, Graceland, or the theme of life, hope, and determination. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Read this article- Lagos: The Survival of the Determined |
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| "She swung a firebrand at him. It crackled through the air and hit him on the leg. The burn felt good, brought him back into his body. He laughed as he got up and stumbled away into the night." Graceland 297 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| "He turned to look at Comfort. She was staring off into the distance, her face furrowed in worry. Her hair was plaited, she wore no makeup and her dark skin seemed to glow. She was beautiful in spite of the toll that three children, a divorce, living with an alcoholic, running a small business, age, and living in Lagos had taken. For a moment he thought he might be in love with her." Graceland p248 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| "Madam Caro took four bullets in her ample backside but didn't slow down, the pestle she used to pound amala and eba at her buka held high, pounding army heads into submission." Graceland p303 "Elvis ran into Madam Caro a week after arriving in Bridge City, where she had already set up a thriving bar. She gave hinm a bottle of beer and expressed her condolences for his father's death." Graceland 310 "Aside from her limp, she was no worse for the wear." Graceland p310 |
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| Go to www.ChrisAbani.com - First read at least two of the interviews and look for messages of hope in his responses. Next listen to "A Blues to John James". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Write a response on your blog where you discuss your reactions to everything you read, saw, and heard as a part of this task. What does it mean to have hope in the face of violence? In the face of despair? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click here to continue to Task 4. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||