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Analyze how Adichie uses motifs to illustrate Kambili's character development.
Book: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie pp. 257 – 287 — "The Pieces of Gods: After Palm Sunday"
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Think about Kambili's character from the beginning of the novel and her character now. How has she changed? How does Adichie use motifs to illustrate her character development? Consider the motifs of speech/laughter or music/singing.
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Consider Adichie's descriptions at the beginning of this reading section. How has the mood shifted? What is the significance of the rain and the broken figurines?
How have power dynamics in the Achike householded shifted in this chapter? In what ways do Jaja and Kambili respond to these shifting dynamics differently?
What is the significance of Amaka not wanting to take an English sounding name for her confirmation? What connections do you see between this moment in the novel and your learnings about postcolonial literature?
Consider the scene when Kambili has a religious experience in Aokpe. What about this religious experience is different from her prior experiences with religion with Papa and Father Benedict?
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
pacify
v.
(p. 267)
to cause someone who is angry or upset ro be calm and satisfied
rebuked
(p. 286)
expressed sharp disapproval or criticism of someone because of their behaviors or actions
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Book: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie pp. 288 – 307
While reading, answer the following questions.
How does Jaja react when Kambili says "God knows best…God works in mysterious ways" (289)?
What caused Papa's death? How does Kambili react when she learns this? What does Jaja do when the police come to the house?
How is Mama different after Papa's death?
What are the things that Kambili and Mama do not talk about?
What are the Nigerian prison conditions like?
What are some things Aunty Ifeoma and Amaka write about in their letters?
Why does Kambili carry around Father Amadi's letters?
What does Kambili observe about Jaja on page 305? How has he changed?
Divide the class into three sections to trace the following three motifs in this final reading: laugher, music, and purple hibiscus/gardening. Tell students to quote the moments where they see their assigned motif in their motif tracker with page numbers, and to write what they think is the significance of their motif in this final reading.
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RL.9-10.3 — Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
RL.9-10.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
RL.9-10.6 — Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.9-10.1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.9-10.6 — Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
RL.9-10.1 — Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RL.9-10.2 — Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
RL.9-10.5 — Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
SL.9-10.1 — Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9—10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
SL.9-10.6 — Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
W.9-10.9 — Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
W.9-10.10 — Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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Analyze how Adichie uses mood and motifs to depict the aftermath of Papa's death.
Analyze Binyavanga Wainaina's use of satire in his essay "How to Write About Africa."
Standards
RL.9-10.4RL.9-10.6
Analyze how Adichie uses anecdotes to convey the danger of a single story.
RI.9-10.2RI.9-10.6
Analyze how Adichie uses characterization and structure to introduce the Achike family.
RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.5
Analyze how Adichie develops the motifs of silence and speech through certain key scenes in the novel.
RL.9-10.2RL.9-10.4RL.9-10.6
Analyze how Audre Lorde uses structural elements to develop the speaker's perspective.
RL.9-10.4RL.9-10.5
Analyze how Adichie develops the reader's understanding about the dichotomy between European culture and Igbo culture in Nigeria.
RL.9-10.3
Analyze how Adichie uses foils and imagery when introducing Aunty Ifeoma and her children.
RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.6
Apply the characteristics of postcolonial literature to a poem and Purple Hibiscus.
Analyze how Adichie uses characterization and imagery to develop themes about love and religion.
RL.9-10.2RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4
Analyze the mood of Aunty Ifeoma's home and compare it with Papa's home
RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4
Plan to write a scene from Purple Hibiscus from a different character’s perspective.
RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4W.9-10.3
Write a scene from Purple Hibiscus from a different character’s perspective.
W.9-10.3W.9-10.4W.9-10.6
Analyze how Adichie develops themes about corruption and defiance.
RL.9-10.2RL.9-10.3
Analyze Kambili's changing views about religion.
RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4RL.9-10.6
Analyze how Adichie uses characterization, symbolism, and structure to develop themes.
RL.9-10.2RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.5
Analyze how Adichie develops parallels between political and domestic events.
Analyze how Adichie foreshadows the events of Palm Sunday.
RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4RL.9-10.5
Engage in a Socratic seminar about Purple Hibiscus by supporting arguments with strong textual evidence.
SL.9-10.1SL.9-10.1.aSL.9-10.1.bSL.9-10.1.cSL.9-10.1.dSL.9-10.4
Write a strong thesis statement about how a motif develops a theme in Purple Hibiscus, and outline body paragraphs needed to support the thesis.
RL.9-10.2W.9-10.1.aW.9-10.1.bW.9-10.1.cW.9-10.4W.9-10.5
Write the body paragraphs of the literary analysis essay, using smooth embedding of evidence.
W.9-10.10W.9-10.1.aW.9-10.1.bW.9-10.1.cW.9-10.1.dW.9-10.4W.9-10.5
Write a strong introduction and conclusion for the literary analysis essay.
W.9-10.10W.9-10.1.dW.9-10.1.eW.9-10.4W.9-10.5
Provide peer feedback and make revisions to the literary analysis essay.
W.9-10.1W.9-10.10W.9-10.4W.9-10.5
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