Daily Lessons for Teaching Matigari

Ngugi wa Thiong'o
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 156 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Daily Lessons for Teaching Matigari

Ngugi wa Thiong'o
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 156 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Lesson 1 (from Part I: Wiping your Tears Away, Pages 1 - 16 )

Objective

The objective of this lesson is for students to explore the author’s background and personal interest in the subject matter reflected in the novel. Students will discuss and research information like where the author is from, how old he is and what other books or stories the author has published. Students will consider how this information might impact their reading.

Lesson

Class Discussion: Who is the author of Matigari? Where is he from? What year was Matigari published? How was this work received by the public? What other works has the author written? How might the author’s background influence your reading of the story?


Small Group Activity: Divide students into small groups and ask students to compile a list of facts about the author, encouraging them to include information that impacts the stories, themes, and characters. Regroup and ask students to share their facts...

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