Lesson CAA-5
Welcome! Please consider how your attitude affects your and other students' experiences of the lesson.
Be respectful, come prepared, and show interest to have the best possible educational experience.
Lesson goals
Improve your grammar, nuance your understanding of postcolonialism by reading the short story Arrangers of Marriage and develop your discussing skills by discussing the text and cultural appropriation
Lesson activities
Grammar Quizlet game
Reading comprehension
Group discussion
Grammar Quizlet game
You will be randomized into groups where you will match the vocabulary with its translations
Please wait for Feke to share the test code
Have fun!
Vocabulary
Brooding. appearing darkly menacing
Sedate. quiet and rather dull
Interminable. endless or apparently endless
Rake. draw together with a rake or similar implement
Lewd. crude and offensive in a sexual way
Clammy. unpleasantly damp and sticky or slimy to touch
(To) Gauge. estimate or determine the amount, level, or volume of
Nasal. relating to the nose
Lopsided. with one side lower or smaller than the other.
Nestled. be situated in a half-hidden or sheltered position
Sneering. the action of smiling or speaking in a contemptuous or mocking manner
Aisle a passage between rows of seats in a building such as a church or theatre, an aircraft, or train
Dignity. the state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect.
Ethereal. extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world.
Phlegm. the thick viscous substance secreted by the mucous membranes of the respiratory passages,
Foreign. of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one's own.
Rasping. harsh-sounding and unpleasant
Dredge. clear the bed of by scooping out mud, weeds, and rubbish with a dredge.
Fatigue. extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness
Fierce. having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness.
Bellow. emit a deep loud roar, typically in pain or anger.
Ingratitude. a discreditable lack of gratitude.
Reading comprehension
Time for the activity: ~20-30 minutes
During this exercise, you will develop your reading and discussion skills
Take turns reading Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Arrangers of Marriage
Group discussion
Time for the activity: ~20-30 minutes
During this activity, you will develop strategies to overview and structure what you have read
In a group of 3-5 students, answer the questions and take notes on your whiteboard
Summarise:
What happened?
What - and who - were the most important events and characters?
How can cultural appropriation, mimickry and adaptation be seen in the short story?
Question:
What was unclear while reading?
How important is cultural identity to the characters in the short stories?
In what ways do the characters suppress their cultures in order to belong?
In what ways does gender make it easier for men or women to adapt to new contexts and cultures?
Clarify:
Answer your own questions from the previous step. E.g., events or words that you do not understand.
Clarify events or words that you think your classmates might not have understood
Predict:
What do you think will happen after the story ended?
How did you come to that conclusion?
Homework
Study the Quizlet flashcards
Exit ticket
Present your group's discussion