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First Read: Comprehension "It's true that a child belong to its father. But when a father Second Read: Analysis

beats is child, it seeks sympathy in its mother's hut. A man

belongs to his fatherland when things are good and life is

sweet. But when there is sorrow and bitterness he finds

refuge in his motherland. Your mother is there to protect

you. She is buried there. And that is why we say that mother

is supreme. Is it right that you, Okonkwo, should bring to your

mother a heavy face and refuse to be comforted? Be careful

or you may displease the dead." (Achebe 134)

Third Read: Connecting to Content

• FIRST READ  What is happening in the text?  What action is occurring?  Is there a turning point? Or a change that occurs in the text?
• SECOND READ:  What literary devices are being developed in the text?  How does the author use language, structure and literary elements?
• THIRD READ  Why is this excerpt important in the context of the full text?  What is the writer’s purpose in composing this text?  How does this
text connect with the literary content, or theme that our unit is focused on?  What does this text make me think about a larger aspect of the text
and/or of the world?
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Close Reading Passage: Please select a passage from the text to use with the protocol. This will serve as a part of your Mastery for the Seminar.

First Read: Comprehension Second Read: Analysis

Third Read: Connecting to Content