9. 1
Recognize
representative texts
& authors from
literature of AFRICA.
2
Identify the parts of
plot in the given
literary text.
3
Show interest on the
moral lesson from
the given text
“Things Fall Apart”
Study
objectives
10. • Africa, the “Cradle of the humankind” according to
scientists, has a literature that is filled with the
human spirit, desiring for freedom and contentment.
• African literature consists of oral tradition and
written literature ranging from local languages
brought by the colonizers (English, Portuguese, and
French). The experiences of the colonization and
post-colonization shape the African literature.
AFRICAN LITERATURE
12. ● He was a Nigerian novelist, poet, critic,
and professor and was honored as
Grand Prix de la Memoir of the 2019
edition of the Grand Prix of Literary
Associations.
● His first novel and masterpiece,
“Things Fall Apart”, is the most
widely read book in modern African
literature.
● It concerns the traditional Igbo life at
the time of the advent of missionaries
and the colonial government in his
homeland.
Chinua Achebe
13. ● He was the first black African to be
awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize for
Literature.
● One of his famous works is his first
important play “A Dance of the
Forests” which was written for the
Nigerian independence celebrations.
● It parodies the emerging nation by
stripping it of romantic legend and by
showing that the present is no more a
golden age than it was before.
Wole Soyinka
14. Events that form a significant
pattern of action with a
beginning, a middle and an
end. They move from one
place or event to another in
order to form a pattern,
usually with the purpose of
overcoming a conflict.
Literary Element : PLOT
15. Literary Element : PLOT
Exposition/Beginning
• Characters & Setting
are introduced.
Rising Action
• Characters are faced with problems
and characters must continually
overcome problems.
Climax
• The story reaches a critical turning
point. Tension has reached its
highest point.
Falling Action
• Tension eases & things start to
get worked out in the story.
Resolution/Denouement
• Everything gets worked out &
the story ends.
16. Let’s Read the summary of
Chinua Achebe’s “Things
Fall Apart” on page 20-21
20. Who is the protagonist in
the story? What problem is
he facing?
21. How did you cope on the
changes you experience
during this pandemic?
22.
23. Quiz time!
Part of PLOT A B C
1. The story reaches a
critical turning point.
Tension has reached its
highest point.
Falling Action Climax Exposition
2. Tension eases & things
start to get worked out in
the story.
Resolution Exposition Falling Action
3. Characters & Setting are
introduced.
Exposition Rising Action Climax
4. Characters are faced with
problems and characters
must continually overcome
problems.
Climax Rising Action Falling Action
24. Answer!
Part of PLOT A B C
1. The story reaches a
critical turning point.
Tension has reached its
highest point.
Falling Action Climax Exposition
2. Tension eases & things
start to get worked out in
the story.
Resolution Exposition Falling Action
3. Characters & Setting are
introduced.
Exposition Rising Action Climax
4. Characters are faced with
problems and characters
must continually overcome
problems.
Climax Rising Action Falling Action
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Editor's Notes
The Struggle Between Change and Tradition
As a story about a culture on the verge of change, Things Fall Apart deals with how the prospect and reality of change affect various characters. The tension about whether change should be privileged over tradition often involves questions of personal status.
The Struggle Between Change and Tradition
As a story about a culture on the verge of change, Things Fall Apart deals with how the prospect and reality of change affect various characters. The tension about whether change should be privileged over tradition often involves questions of personal status.
The Struggle Between Change and Tradition
As a story about a culture on the verge of change, Things Fall Apart deals with how the prospect and reality of change affect various characters. The tension about whether change should be privileged over tradition often involves questions of personal status.
