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Purple Hibiscus

Lesson 32

ELA

Unit 9

9th Grade

Lesson 32 of 32

These assessments accompany this unit to help gauge student understanding of key unit content and skills.

Content Assessment

The Content Assessment tests students' ability to read a "cold" or unfamiliar passage and answer multiple choice and short answer questions. Additionally, a longer writing prompt pushes students to synthesize unit content knowledge or unit essential questions in writing. The Content Assessment should be used as the primary assessment because it shows mastery of unit content knowledge and standards. This assessment should take approximately one class period.

Lesson 31

Lesson Map

Explain the central idea of Adichie’s talk and identify the techniques she uses to build her argument.

“TED Talk: The Danger of a Single Story”
“The White Man’s Burden: The United States and The Philippine Islands”

Draw conclusions about Nigeria after reviewing "multiple stories" from the complex country that is the setting of the novel.

“Life in Lagos”
Images of Nigeria
“Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense”

Infer the major themes and symbols of the novel through pre-reading the cover and first sentence of the novel.

Explain the complex characterization of Papa in these initial pages of the novel.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 1 – 7
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Identify one of the major conflicts of the novel and be able to explain how the author uses symbols and characters to develop the conflict.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 8 – 16

Identify the structure of the novel and explain its significance. Students will also be able to identify the power dynamics amongst the major characters.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 19 – 26

Explain how the poets use figurative language and structure to develop theme.

“Fog”
“What My Lips...”
“I Am Offering this Poem”

Explore the theme of love and how the author conveys this theme in chapters two and three.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 27 – 36

Identify examples of the themes of freedom and silence in this section of text. Students will also be able to explain the irony in the difference between Papa’s personal and political actions.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 37 – 42

Infer Papa’s values based on his relationship and interactions with Papa Nnukwu.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 53 – 60

Explain how and why the author uses the character of Kambili’s father as a foil to Kambili.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 1 – 70

Analyze the interactions between Mama and Aunty Ifeoma in order to make inferences about each of these major characters.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 71 – 76

Analyze the motivations that drive the actions of the major characters in the novel.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 81 – 88

Identify how Adichie develops the theme of tradition by examining the Achike family’s visit to the village.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 89 – 99

Determine, through discussion, how Adichie develops the Achike family as a microcosm for the larger Nigerian society.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 100 – 109

Write in response to a literary analysis prompt on theme using the information gathered during the “microcosm” activity from the day before.

Compare Nsukka and Aunty Ifeoma’s home with Enugu and the Achike family’s home, drawing inferences about the author’s purpose in making the two so different.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 110 – 115

Analyze how the author develops the theme of freedom in this chapter.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 126 – 133

Explain how Adichie uses Amaka as a foil to reveal Kambili’s character.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 140 – 147

Analyze Kambili’s internal conflict and how it is developing over the course of the novel.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 155 – 161

Analyze the effect Ifeoma and her children have on Jaja and Kambili, and the way Ifeoma acts as a contrast to Eugene in their lives.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 166 – 170

Contrast Kambili’s feelings for her father with her feelings for Father Amadi and use them to draw conclusions about the theme of love.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 175 – 181

Analyze how Kambili changes during her time at Aunty Ifeoma’s. Students will also be able to analyze the poem “Hanging Fire.”

“Hanging Fire”

Write an essay in which they compare how the poet and the author each develop the theme of identity.

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“Hanging Fire”

Analyze the significance of Kambili and Jaja’s reactions to Papa’s violence.

Identify the theme of a poem and compare it to this excerpt of the novel.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 191 – 197
“Invictus”

Explain how the author employs literary devices to build the conflict and tension for the reader.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 206 – 211

Analyze the symbol of aku and explain how Adichie uses the ritual with the aku to express the theme/central idea of these pages.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 217 – 225

Explain how Adichie continues to develop the theme of freedom and coming of age in this excerpt.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 237 – 246

Analyze the structure of the novel and explain how the structure develops the conflict and themes.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 257 – 264

Independently craft theme statements based on thematic topics in Purple Hibiscus.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 273 – 279

Analyze the actions and interactions between Mama, Jaja, and Kambili after Papa’s death.

Purple Hibiscus pp. 288 – 291

Analyze the conclusion of the novel.

Explain how the author would answer the major thematic questions of the unit.

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Content Assessment

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