Things Fall Apart Study Guide

by Brenda S. Cox

TIME 100 Best English-language Novels-1923-2005, #82 in The Great American Read, #71 in The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time, more than 22 million copies sold, translated into fifty-seven languages. Through Chinua Achebe's critically acclaimed heart-wrenching novel, Things Fall Apart , students will Author Learn about Chinua Achebe. Vocabulary words used throughout the novel, utilizing a variety of activities to stimulate retention and growth. Literary Synonym, proverbs, characterization, foreshadowing, flashback, simile, metaphor, imagery, point of view, backstory, onomatopoeia, anthropomorphism, juxtaposition, pourquoi tale, irony, paradox, foil, epiphany, protagonist, hero, anti-hero, tragic hero, dynamic vs. static. Moral Lessons and Character Fear-based, shame-based or guilt-based societies, attitude, death, superstition, murder, defilement, family, plans, vengeance, suicide, fate vs. choices. Activities and Writing Historical and Cultural Background, poetry, mapping, colonialism, Nigeria, essays, poetry, government, malaria, customs, class discussions, debate, crossword, missionaries, letters. Suggestions for Further We include an in-depth reading list of more books by the same author(s) and other books that tie in with, or are similar to, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. All of the unit lessons are written from a Christian worldview!

104 pages, Perfect Paperback

Published August 30, 2006

About the author

Brenda Cox studied Spanish, Russian, and linguistics while working toward her degree in chemical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She currently lives in Yemen, where she speaks Arabic and homeschools two of her four children.