Anticipation Guide for Things Fall Apart

Directions: Think about the following statements and questions then decide whether you agree or disagree with each statement. After you have determined your opinion and explained why you hold this opinion in the top rows, make a personal connection to each statement by answering the questions. When you finish reading the novel, reflect on the statements again and explain why you answered a particular way.

Statement / Agree / Disagree / Why? / Personal Connection
Change is destructive. / Can you think of a time when change either destroyed or improved something important in your life? Explain.
After Reading:
Fear restricts behavior. / Can you think of a time when fear kept you from doing something you wanted to do? Explain.
After Reading:
Social order demands conformity. / Have you ever felt the need to either go along with what others are doing or to rebel against the demands of others? Explain.
After Reading:
Being masculine depends on physical strength. / What is your definition of manliness? Explain.
What pressures do men feel more strongly than women?
After Reading:
It is a son/daughter's duty to carry on family traditions / What traditions will you carry on from your family?
What family traditions will you leave behind?
After Reading:
Ancestors have great influence in our present-day lives. / What kind of ancestry do you have? How do you think that impacts the kind of person you are?
After Reading:
Justice is served in the court system. / Have you ever taken justice into your own hands? Explain.
After Reading: