Things Fall Apart Novel Study Teaching Resource - 200+ Pages, 8-Week Unit
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8-Week Unit Plan for teaching Things Fall Apart includes ready-to-go lesson plans, activities, worksheets, quizzes, tests, and more for teaching Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart. Classroom-tested by over 1200 teachers... with a 4.7/5 Star Rating! Please note that this product is in PDF format and will need modification for use in Google Classroom.
Here's what Sugandhi C. said: This product is probably one of the most helpful products I've purchased on this site. The activities were quite thorough and engaging, and I especially appreciated the vocabulary lists, vocabulary quizzes, and family tree diagram. Thanks for a great product!
Ready-to-go materials for teaching Things Fall Apart, including:
Informational Texts and Support Activities to engage students and introduce themes before reading, as well as offer essential foundational work throughout
✳️ List of 10 Pre-Reading Activities for introducing themes and activating prior knowledge
✳️ Author Biography on Chinua Achebe with corresponding questions about the article
✳️ Informational Text articles and questions on Africa, Colonialism and the Colonial Period in Africa, Nigeria, and Olaudah Equiano - Ibo Slave
✳️ Glossary of Allusions and Proverbs in the novel
✳️ Vocabulary Lists with and without definitions
✳️ Anticipation Activity on the themes of Things Fall Apart
✳️ Map of Character Relationships
✳️ Active Reading Guide for note-taking throughout the novel
✳️ Study Guide/Reading Comprehension Questions for each chapter
Novel-based Literary Analysis Activities that have students practice essential standards-based literary analysis skills, specifically on:
✴️ Elements of a Tragedy
✴️ Direct vs. Indirect Characterization
✴️ Allusions
✴️ Allegorical Tales
✴️ Symbolism
✴️ Figurative Language: Metaphor, Simile, and Hyberbole
✴️ Conflict
✴️ Irony
✴️ Voice - Narrative Point of View
✴️ Voice - Diction and Tone
Novel-based Language - Grammar Activities that have students practice essential standards-based skills using the text of the novel to support reading comprehension and understanding of the concepts being taught, specifically:
✴️ Recognizing How Words Are Related
✴️ Analogies
✴️ Context Clues
✴️ Connotation
✴️ Understanding Dictionary Entries
✴️ Word Parts
✴️ Latin Roots
✳️ Reading Quizzes for each section
✳️ Three Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles for review, early finishers, or extra credit
✳️ Three Vocabulary Tests
✳️ Reading Extension Activity with a Comparison of Colonialism in Poetry to the novel
✳️ Two Final Test versions - one test completely Multiple Choice
✳️ Final Vocabulary Test
✳️ Teacher Guide including Sample Agenda and Teacher Notes, a Bibliography with References and Resources
✳️ Summary of the Novel
✳️ Post-Reading Activities and Alternative Assessment Project Ideas
✳️ Essay Prompts and Writing Ideas List
✳️ Two Project Rubrics
✳️ Response to Literature Rubric
✳️ Complete Answer Key
Here's what other teachers are saying about this Things Fall Apart Unit Plan:
❤️️ The best resource you'll find for this novel. Perfect with all the added activities to parallel and cross-examine other literary works that won't take up or overlap entirely with the primary source. It was so perfect on many levels, especially when discussing colonialism. - Angelica R.
❤️️ I appreciated using this to accompany the novel. Great amount of vocabulary plus 10 questions for every chapter, crossword, chapter quizzes & TONS of literary analysis & root word activities as well as critical thinking. Final test included as well! VERY HELPFUL! Thank you! - Natalie M.
❤️️ This is a marvelous resource to teach Things Fall Apart. My students like the structure of the unit. I loved that I could use it both in the classroom and for my distance learners. It made teacher life much easier this year. Thank you for a great resource. - Candace S.
❤️️ Excellent unit plan for TFA, including literary elements and other lit. standards in addition to just reading and writing. I used parts selectively, but having the whole unit and plan was very helpful. - Michaela G.
❤️️ I love this resource! I am teaching TFA for the first time, with a group of advanced students. This has been incredibly helpful in wrapping my mind around teaching this book, and the resources are rigorous. Other reviews mention that the activities are "dry," but I see this as where the magic of my own teacher skills come into play. I have been able to adapt many of these resources into fun activities of my own, and it has been great! Thanks so much for making this! - Language with Langston
❤️️ Wonderfully thorough product that will aid the students tremendously and save me time! Well worth the price. - Jennifer S.
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