Today’s
agenda- focus of the week
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Continue “Dead Man’s Path”
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Listening questions
Thursday
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Test#3 – paragraph about “I Confess” and “Dead
Man’s Path”
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First Nations
· Begin work
of quoting text “ “
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Causative verbs-
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Friday
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First Nations
blaspheme(v)- to speak against a religious book
Achebe characterizes her as a little bit shallow
Nancy’s fantasy about her role and position p1
-interest in being high-status “the queen of the school”
social status- your place in society
disappointed- “Nancy was downcast.”
IDIOM “A penny for your thoughts.” say to someone who is lost in
thought
“imitating the woman’s magazines she read”
-changing her language to reflect the social status that she is
striving for
‘backward’ – undeveloped, not modern- negative meaning,
negative-sounding word, impolite , dismissive
lack of respect showne by the Obis
comparison between Nancy’s beautiful garden and “rank neighborhood
bushes” ugly local plants
similar to Micheal’s opinion of the existing school and teachers
“It amazes me that you people…” insulting way to address somebody
Micheal does not respect the locals, feels like he is superior to
them, better than them
arrogant!
IDIOM “nose in the air”
big row- big fight, big problem
Chinua Achebe is an amazing writer, in full
control of word choice.
pagan – religion, but not monotheistic
monotheistic- mono-1 the-god
belief in one god
polytheistic – poly-many
Micheal put up barbed wire- used in farms for
animals, and prisons
comparison between priest and Obi
priest – slight stoop, like Micheal Obi
Micheal Obi – young and misguided, full of zeal
priest – old and wise
“exchange of cordialities”- greetings, welcomings, must share
cultural understanding
Obi “highway” “thoroughfare” exaggerating for effect-
LITERARY TERM hyperbole- exaggerating for effect
Priest “Look here, my son.” establishing his authority as an elder
-explains how the life of the village is based on the path
Mr Obi –“satisfied smile on his face”- smug face
arrogant, self-satisfied
Obi “eradicate” VERY STRONG WORD- kill completely, destroy, eliminate
Recall’s Canada’s historical policies about First Nations Peoples
“fantastic”(3)- like a fantasy, like a childish dream, foolish
“teach your children to laugh at such ideas”
priest make a final conciliatory statement- “let the hawk perch
and let the eagle perch.”
conciliatory – making peace
reconcile(v)- make up
birds of prey- hunting birds
priest trying to talk sense into Mr. Obi
You can see hundreds of eagles in Brackendale
which is close of Squamish.
Priest is asking for tolerance, mutual respect, and peaceful
coexistence.
Obi is unwilling to allow that. He does not have any respect for
the local culture. Will not listen.
Obi was inflexible. He refused to compromise. He paid a big price.
The villagers tried to negotiate, meet in the middle, make a deal,
give and take, compromise, etc.
young woman dies having a baby
religious/superstitious
villager blame the fence blocking new babies coming into the
village
“Most important, it is the path of children coming in to be born”
His school was destroyed by the villagers. They tore out the fence,
ripped up Nancy’s gardens, and pulled down a building.
It is not stated explicitly, but we can infer that the villagers
did it.
infer(v)- make a good guess based on evidence
imply(v) – give clear signals or suggestions wihtout being explicit
I imply. You infer.
He got a bad report from the supervisor/inspector/superintendant/boss.
immature, inexperienced
overly-confident
ambitious
autocratic
cracy- ruled by, type of government
-democracy - demos – the People,
demonstration- ruled by the People, allowed to vote
-theocracy – theo – God, ruled by religious men
-autocracy- auto-self ruled
by one person, dictatorship
dictate- speak
-monarchy- monarch- queen or king
England is a Parliamentary Monarchy. The monarch is a figure-head.
Listening Questions
6.
When you estimate, is your answer exact or
approximate?
7.
How many holes do golfers play in a regular
game?
8.
Name two kinds of precipitation.
9.
What living things absorb carbon dioxide from
the air and replace it with oxygen?
10.
What is 2/5 of 25?
2/5 two fifths
1/5 one fifth
1/3 one third
2/3 two thirds
fractions ½, ¾, 5/8
She has blond hair.
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