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Set Induction

(5minutes)

Identifying Characters

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Listening

Speaking

Whole class

- Teacher discuses Okonkwo's family with students.

- Students name the family members mentioned in the story. Students are asked to take note that not all sons and daughters are mentioned by name. Students may discuss and speculate on the reasons. Those mentioned are significant to the development of the story and to Okonkwo.

To generate discussion on the story.

To arouse students interest.

To evaluate students knowledge of the characters in the story

Presentation

Step 1

(10minutes)

Family Tree

Worksheet 1

Reading

Writing

Pair work

- Students are given worksheet 1 and asked to fill in a family tree. The tree diagram starts with Unoko, Okonkwo's father and goes down to his wives and children. One branch has a space for Ikemefuna whom Okonkwo had come to accept as a son.

To evaluate students knowledge of the characters in the story.

Step 2

(5minutes)

Character

analysis

Worksheet 1

Listening

Speaking

Whole class

Teacher discusses about the outstanding characters in the family tree and what characteristics makes them outstanding and important to the story

To enable students to analyse and identify the characters and the roles they play in developing relationships within the story.

Step 3

(10minutes)

Character analysis

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Listening

Speaking

Reading

Group work

In groups students discuss the characteristics  of Okonkwo and his father Unoko.

Students discuss what in Unoko's character was resentful to Okonwo and why. Students present their findings group by group.

To enhance students understanding of relationships between characters.

Consolidation

(10minutes)

Character

Grid

Worksheet 2

Reading

Writing

Individual

Students are given worksheet 2. On the worksheet they tick the attribute, quality or characteristic of Okonkwo's family members.(knowing the characters would help students to understand their relationships which would be dealt with in depth in the following lessons)

To evaluate students understanding of the attributes of the characters in Okonkwo's family.

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Set Induction

(5minutes)

Discussing expectations

in a relationship

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Listening

Speaking

Whole class

Teacher discusses with students about the relationships in a family unit. What are the expectations of the parents from the children? How does the generation gap effect relationships? They discuss what Okonkwo expects from his son.

To generate thought and discussion on relationships within a family.

Presentation

Step 1

(10minutes)

Writing a synopsis about lifestyles

Worksheet 3

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Writing

Group discussion

Individual work

Students are given worksheet 3. They discuss about the lifestyles of Unoko, Okonkwo and Nwoye. Based on the discussions, individually they write a synopsis of the three characters life in the worksheet.

To evaluate students ability to understand the lifestyles of characters and how it effects their relationships with one another.

Step 2

(5minutes)

Discussion relationships

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Listening

Speaking

Groups

Teacher discusses the sense of failure in the relationship of the three men. Each had failed the other in one sense or other.

Why does their expectations of each other fall short? Students discuss the issue in groups.

To generate discussion on issues of importance in relationships within a family unit.

Step 3

(10minutes)

Filling in a diagram with details

Worksheet 4

Reading

Writing

Pair work

Students are given worksheet 4. It contains a diagram with arrows connecting the characters. Based on their discussion students fill in the diagram with notes to show how and why each character had failed the other.

To evaluate students ability to analyse relationships between characters.

Consolidation

  (10minutes)

Writing an essay

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Listening

Speaking

Reading

Writing

Pair work

Students in pairs discuss and write a short essay about the hopes and ambitions of the three generations of Ibo men namely Unoko, Okonkwo and Nwoye. Students also discuss if there is a continuity in their hopes and ambitions.

To summarise and consolidate the contents of the lesson.

To check students understanding of the factors that bond the three characters relationships.

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Set Induction

(5minutes)

Discussing relationships

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Listening

Speaking

whole class

Teacher discusses with students about their own family unit. How is their relationship with their parents? Do their parents expect too much? How much is too much to expect?

To sensitise students to the elements that bond a family unit.

Presentation

Step 1

(5minutes)

Role playing feelings of a character

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Listening

Speaking

Group work

Students sit in groups. Each student is asked to put themselves in the shoes of one character in Okonkwo's family i.e. Nwoyeke, Unoko, Ekemefuna and Nwoyeke's mother and think/discuss about how they would feel about Okonkwo.

To enhance students understanding of the characters in relation to other characters in the story.

To enable students to delve into the feelings of the characters.

Step 2

(10minutes)

Writing about a character from another characters view

Worksheet 5

Reading

Writing

Group & individual

Students are given worksheet 5 which is passed to each student in turn, in the group. Assuming the character they represented in step 1 they write about how they feel about Okonkwo. Each group is given different characters in the worksheets.

To enhance students understanding of the characters in relation to other characters in the story

Step 3

(10minutes)

Presenting and debating characters roles and attributes

Worksheet 5

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Group presentation

Students take turns, group by group to present how the character they represent would feel about Okonkwo. Students representing other characters may dispute or support the views presented. (some may say that he is a hero and others may find him to be abusive to his wife and children)

To enable students to debate and discuss about the characters, their attributes and their roles.

Consolidation

(10minutes)

Answering open ended questions dealing with relationships

Worksheet 6

Reading

Writing

Individual

Students are given worksheet 6 to answer some open ended questions dealing with the various aspects of relationships between the characters.

To evaluate students ability to understand the various aspects of relationships between the characters.

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Set Induction

(5minutes)

Identifying characters

Worksheet 7

Reading

Pair work

Students are given worksheet 7. They identify the speaker or character who is reflecting/thinking in each extract in the worksheet without referring to the text

To evaluate students ability to read and recall characters and the events pertaining to them.

Presentation

Step 1

(5minutes)

Identifying characters and feelings, moods.

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Reading

Writing

Pair work

Students refer back to the text to ascertain the speaker, if they are not sure. Students are asked to identify who is being spoken to or thought about. Next they identify the mood or feelings involved about the person being spoken to or thought about.

To enhance students scanning skills.

To evaluate students ability to read and identify characters moods and feelings.

Step 2

(10minutes)

Discussions incidents and their impact on relationships

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Listening

Speaking

Pair work

Students are asked to discuss about Okonkwo's treatment of his family members. They look for incidents in the story that show his attachment, love, leadership, hope, and abuse.

To generate discussion.

To evaluate students ability to scan for information.

Step 3

(10minutes)

Identifying emotions and feelings in relationships

Worksheet 8

Reading

Writing

Pair work

Students are given worksheet 8 to fill in the details discussed in step 2. They may also add any emotion or feeling of their own that they find in the story relating to Okonkwo's relationship with his family.

To enable students to synthesise and analyse emotional elements in the relationship between characters.

Consolidation

(10minutes)

Class discussion

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Listening

Speaking

Whole class

A whole class discussion is held based on worksheet 8.

To generate discussion.

Follow up

Writing a letter

Worksheet 9

Reading

Writing

Individual

Students are given worksheet 9. They assume the role of Nwoye and write a letter to Okonkwo explaining his reason for embracing Christianity apart from writing about Nwoye's feelings for Okonkwo.

To summarise and consolidate the contents of the lesson.

To evaluate students understanding of their reading.