DO NOW: Discuss “Open Letter to King Leopold” w/your group- what were some of the tactics used by European colonialists to take advantage of the people of the Congo? (5)
Objectives: debate the morality of religious colonialism.
Agenda:
- Do now
- ORB (BLUE)
- Ch. 14-16- Group Discussion- 10 minutes
- Sharing main topics of interest/ observations
4. Achebe’s grandfather welcomed the Christian missionaries into his Igbo village, and Achebe’s father was a church teacher. Achebe says “All this is part of my inheritance...and I try to interpret all of it.” How do you think Achebe feels about the coming of the missionaries into Igbo villages?
5. DISCUSS:
Is it morally justified (is it right) for one religion or culture to actively attempt to convert (persuade to change) another group away from their original religion/culture, as seen in TFA?
YES/NO- why? Write your response down (2 min).
6. Summarizer: What do you think now about the debate question? Have your reasons/thinking evolved?
HW: Read ch 17-19 + 3-2-1 Discussion Journal for FRIDAY
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