““It’s a Teachable It’s a Teachable Tuesday”Tuesday”

British LiteratureBritish Literature

2.26.082.26.08

Ms.MatthewsMs.Matthews

ObjectivesObjectivesThe students will1) Understand and appreciate the author’s use of dialect (Literary Analysis)2) Make judgments about characters in order to understand a short story 3) Identify Conflict in literature

AgendaAgenda•Bell Ringer

•Conflict – Internal

•Character vs. Character•External

–Character vs. Another Character–Character vs. Society–Character vs. Nature

• Reading of Civil Peace by Chinua Achebe

• Homework

ConflictConflict

A struggle between opposing forces.

Types of ConflictTypes of Conflict •Internal Conflict:–Character vs. Himself

–The character is placed against their own will, confusions, and fears.

•A Struggle going on within a character.

Types of ConflictTypes of Conflict•External Conflict: a struggle between

the protagonist and another character in the story.

•Character vs. Another Character– there is a conflict of two forms of like beings. An example is the hero's conflicts with the central villain of a work, which may play a large role in the plot and contribute to the development of both characters. There are usually several confrontations between them before some kind of duel, like a sword fight, within the story's climax.

Types of ConflictTypes of ConflictCharacter vs. Nature:The theme in literature that places a character against forces of nature. Many disaster films focus on this theme, which is predominant within many survival stories. It is also strong in stories about struggling for survival in remote locales, such as the novel Hatchet.

Types of ConflictTypes of ConflictCharacter vs. Society: A theme in fiction

in which a main character's, or group of main characters', main source of conflict is social traditions or concepts. In this sense, the two parties are: a) the protagonist(s); b) the society in which the protagonist(s) are part of. Society itself is often looked at as a single character, just as an opposing party would be looked at in a Man vs. Man conflict. An example in literature would be Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.

Example of ConflictExample of Conflict"I really need a new car.""But I can't afford it right now.""Yeah, but my old car's a mess. The brakes are bad, the transmission's shot, and it's got 200,000 miles on it.""Oh, I bet it can make it a while longer.""Remember that good deal you saw on the Mazda?""Oh, I couldn't get anything like that. A nice used Escort would be fine. . ."

Vocabulary TermsVocabulary Terms•Culture•Civil•Nigeria•Achebe•Independence•Colony•Ibo

•Conflict•Peace•Dialect•Coup d’ etat•Language•Hausa•Yoruba

DialectDialect

A form of language that is spoken in one place by a certain group of people.

Examples of DialectExamples of Dialect

na (“is” or “it is”)

commot (“leave”)

weetin (“what”)

•soja (“soldiers”)

•am (“it”)•katakata (“trouble”)

Thinking while Reading Thinking while Reading Questions????Questions????

•Why might a writer use dialect in fiction?

•Evaluate the characters words, thoughts, and actions.

•Why does Jonathan repeats the line “Nothing puzzles God?”

•Where did Jonathan and his family live during the civil war?

HomeworkHomeworkComplete the

comprehension check, critical thinking, and extended interpretations questions 1-7 on page 1279. Due Wednesday 2.27.08.