ENGISH iv
(BRITISH LITERATuRE)
ENGLISH IV RESOURCES
Calendar of Due Dates
Text-to-Speech
Text-to-Speech via Natural Reader - For Your Papers
I - MACBETH by William Shakespeare
Translation to modern English (full book)
Essential Questions in Macbeth
Macbeth Paper Rubric (From Mrs. Habte)
Video Summary of Macbeth Book (Act 1)
Video Summary of Macbeth Book (Act 2)
Video Summary of Macbeth Book (Act 3)
Video Summary of Macbeth Book (Act 4)
Video Summary of Macbeth Book (Act 5)
Entire Macbeth Book with Each Line Numbered Find the Act that you want to see on Page Two, then click on the scene in red to go directly to that scene.
II - THINGS FALL APART by Chinua Achebe
Summary of Life and Career of Chinua Achebe
Name - Listen: CLICK HERE
From Wikipedia:
His first novel and magnum opus, Things Fall Apart (1958), occupies a pivotal place in African literature and remains the most widely studied, translated, and read African novel. Along with Things Fall Apart, his No Longer at Ease (1960) and Arrow of God (1964) complete the so-called "African Trilogy"; later novels include A Man of the People (1966) and Anthills of the Savannah (1987). He is often referred to as the "Father of African Literature," although he vigorously rejected the characterization.
Born in Ogidi, British Nigeria, Achebe's childhood was influenced by both Igbo traditional culture (an ethnic group in Nigeria) and postcolonial Christianity. He excelled in school and attended what is now the University of Ibadan, where he became fiercely critical of how European literature depicted Africa. Moving to Lagos after graduation, he worked for the Nigerian Broadcasting Service (NBS) and garnered international attention for his 1958 novel Things Fall Apart. In less than 10 years he would publish four further novels through the publisher Heinemann, with whom he began the Heinemann African Writers Series and galvanized the careers of African writers, such as Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o and Flora Nwapa.
Achebe sought to escape the colonial perspective that framed African literature at the time, and drew from the traditions of the Igbo people, Christian influences, and the clash of Western and African values to create a uniquely African voice. He wrote in and defended the use of English, describing it as a means to reach a broad audience, particularly readers of colonial nations.
His father, Isaiah Okafo Achebe, was a teacher and evangelist, and his mother, Janet Anaenechi Iloegbunam, was the daughter of a blacksmith from Awka, a leader among church women, and a vegetable farmer.
His parents were converts to the Protestant Church Mission Society (CMS) in Nigeria.
Chinua Achebe in 1957
Video Series Summary:
Summary and Analysis (13:06)
Plot Summary (3:50 minutes)
CLICK HERE for Play List of All Chapter Summary Videos.
Literary Analysis. The Danger of a Single Story, by Ngozi Adichie
Things Fall Apart Audiobook in Full Be sure to set the speed higher if reading is too slow.
Things Fall Apart Audiobook in Parts with text to follow.
Things Fall Apart Worksheet Please be sure to copy this to your Google Drive before using it. Share with me when you are complete. joseph_parrish@dpsnc.net
III - 1984 by George Orwell
Resources
Thomas Pynchon Literary Analysis and Interpretation of George Orwell's 1984
Video Summaries of 1984 from Course Hero (32 short videos). See navigation menu at the right side.
See bottom bar for start and stop of books and chapters
broken down by book and chapter
with option to disable sound effects
IV - FINAL PROJECT (EXAM GRADE)
Grade Sheet
Macbeth Paper
Close Read Questions Chaps 1 - 3 (TFA)
Close Read Questions Chaps 4 - 6 (TFA)
Quiz Chaps 1 - 6 (TFA)
Points of Interest from Chaps 7 - 13 (TFA)
Close Read Questions Chaps 7 - 9 (TFA)
Close Read Questions Chaps 10 - 13 (TFA)
Quiz Chaps 7 - 13 (TFA)
Close Read Questions Chaps 14 - 19 (TFA)
Quiz Chaps 14 - 19 (TFA)
Vocab Chaps 14 - 19 (TFA)
Notes of Interest Discussion (TFA)
Close Read Questions Chaps 20 - 22 (TFA)
Quiz Chaps 20 - 22 (TFA)
Vocab Chaps 20 - 22 (TFA)
Close Read Questions Chaps 23 - 25 (TFA)
Questions Chaps 23 - 25 (TFA)
Vocab Chaps 23 - 25 (TFA)
Killing of an Elephant Discussion (TFA)
Worksheet Digital (TFA)
Character Quiz (TFA)
Close Read Chaps 1 - 3 Book 1 (1984)
Quiz Chaps 1 - 3 Book 1 (1984)
Prereading (1984)
Close Read Chaps 4 - 8 Book 1 (1984)
Quiz Chaps 4 - 8 Book 1 (1984)
Vocab Chaps 4 - 8 Book 1 (1984)
Discussion Leaders (1984)
Quiz Chaps 1 - 4 Book 2 (1984)
Close Read Chaps 1 - 4 Book 2 (1984)
Quiz Chaps 5 - 8 Book 2 (1984)
Close Read Chaps 5 - 8 Book 2 (1984)
Quiz Chaps 9, 10 Book 2 (1984)
Close Read Chaps 9, 10 Book 2 (1984)
Quiz Chaps 1, 2 (Book 3) (1984)
Close Read Chaps 1, 2 (Book 3) (1984)
Quiz Chaps 3 - 6 (Book 3) (1984)
Close Read Chaps 3 - 6 (Book 3) (1984)
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I have deleted the Vocab and Note Sheets for later chapters