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Name of the Soligam, Patrick No. of Hours 3 Hours
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Lesson Plan Garner, Alona P.
Section/Year Level BSEd 2-E Semester 2nd Semester
Learning Area English Teaching Date January 23, 2024

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY
I. OBJECTIVES
A. Content Standard The students will be able to demonstrate a content knowledge and
application of African Literature and know important facts and ideas
about history of Africa and its Literature.
B. Performance Standard The students will be able to recognize the works written by famous
African authors.
C. Most Essential Learning At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
Competency
a. identify African authors and their works.
b. narrate the novels made by the famous African authors.
c. summarize and demonstrate novels of African writers.
II. CONTENT Unit II: AFRICAN
LITERATURE
III. LEARNING RESOURCES
A. References
1. Teacher ‘s Guide pages N/A
2. Learner ‘s Material pages N/A
3. Textbook pages N/A
4. Additional Material from N/A
Learning Resource (LR) Portal
B. Instructional Materials • Powerpoint Presentation

IV. PROCEDURES
A. Daily routine A. Prayer
Before we start with our discussion, let’s first have a prayer.

B. Greetings
Good afternoon, students!

C. Checking of classroom cleanliness

Before you seat, kindly pick- up those pieces of papers and
plastic wrappers under your chairs.

D. Checking of Attendance
For your attendance, once I call your name, kindly raise your
hand.

B. Preliminary Activities 1. REVIEW: LOOK BACK?

1. Review • The teacher will ask the students about the past lesson.
• The teacher will then ask the following questions:

1. What is your idea about the continent Africa?

2. Can you give one characteristic of African people?
3. What do you think is the most common language spoken in Africa?
4. Where is Africa located?

2. GROUP ACTIVITY 1: TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE

2. Motivation • The students will be divided into 3 groups and there will be
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three statements that will be seen in the monitor about the
continent of Africa. However, one of these statements will not
be true. There will be one representative per group and those
who will first guess the lie among the given facts will be the
winner and will receive a prize.

First Round:

 It is the second largest continent of the world.

 There are 54 countries in Africa.
 Africa makes 80% of the world’s cocoa beans.

Second Round:

 1.2 billion people live in Africa.

 There are over 1000 different languages spoken in Africa.
 Africa is the world’s hottest Continent.

Third Round:

 The most widely spoken language is Arabic.

 Africa is also known as the “Dark Continent”.
 Africa is the largest Continent in the world.

C. Lesson Proper Why is Africa called as dark continent?

Africa was originally dubbed the “Dark Continent” by Welsh journalist

and explorer Henry Morton Stanley, who saw Africa as mysterious. Its
landscapes and cultures were largely unknown to many outsiders until
the late nineteenth century.

People

Africa is now widely recognized as the birthplace of the Hominidae, the

taxonomic family to which modern humans belong. Archaeological
evidence indicates that the continent has been inhabited by humans and
their forebears for some 4,000,000 years or more. Anatomically modern
humans are believed to have appeared as early as 200,000 years ago in
the eastern region of Sub-Saharan Africa. Somewhat later those early
humans spread into Northern Africa and the Middle East and,
ultimately, to the rest of the world. Dark skin is the dominant
characteristic of indigenous African peoples, but skin colour is not
uniform. Skin colour shows a clinal variation from a light or tan colour
in the northern fringe of the continent, which has a Mediterranean
climate, to very dark skin in certain Sudanic regions in western and East
Africa, where radiation from the Sun has been most intense.
Africa has the most physically varied populations in the world, from the
tallest peoples to the shortest; body form and facial and other
morphological features also vary widely. It is the continent with the
greatest human genetic variation, reflecting its evolutionary role as the
source of all human DNA.

Languages

About 1.2 billion people live in Africa and although about 2,000
indigenous languages exist, English, French or Arabic are spoken
officially in many places. Africa's turbulent history with its colonization
is the reason for the use of European languages on official occasions.
Nevertheless, people are now trying to cultivate their own language
roots again, and in many regions, they speak more than one language.
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The most widely spoken languages in Africa are:

1. Swahili

The Bantu language Swahili is spoken by about 150 million people in

Central and Southern Africa in the Great Lakes region. The origin of the
word Swahili comes from Arabic and means coast. For the inhabitants
along the coast from Somalia to Mozambique, Swahili is the mother
tongue.

2. Arabic

More than 100 million Africans speak Arabic, illustrating the external
influences that have shaped life on the continent for many centuries. In
Ethiopia, Niger, Senegal, and also in Tanzania, Arabic is spoken mainly
on official occasions.

3. French

The French language came to the African continent with colonization

and now about 90 million people speak French in 26 countries. The
language is mostly spoken in Mauritius, Côte d'Ivoire, and Gabon.

4. Hausa

Hausa, an Afro-African language, is taught in Nigeria and Niger

alongside their respective official languages. About 80 million
Africans speak Hausa and in France, in Issoudun, there is a radio station
broadcasting in Hausa. Hausa is playing a growing role in West African
regions, especially in trade and business, and the language is also taught
at international universities.

5. Yoruba and Oromo

30 million people in Africa speak Yoruba. It is spoken in everyday life

especially in Nigeria, Togo and Benin, but also in Ghana, the Ivory
Coast, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. Just as many people in Africa
speak Oromo. Oromo is especially widespread in Kenya, Ethiopia,
Egypt, and Somalia.

Religions

The introduced religions of Islam (in Northern Africa) and Christianity

(in Southern Africa) are now the continent's major religions, but
traditional religions still play an important role, especially in the interior
of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Education

The history of education in Africa can be roughly divided into pre- and
post- colonial periods.

Pre – Colonial Period

In many pre-colonial African states was in the form of apprenticeship,
which was a form of informal education, where children and or younger
members of each household mostly learned from older members of their
household, and community. In most cases, each household member
learned more than one skill in addition to learning the values,
socialization, and norms of the community/tribe/household. Some of the
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common skills that people in precolonial Africa had to learn include,
dancing, farming, wine making, cooking (mostly the females), and in
some cases selected people learn how to practice herbal medicine, how
to carve stools, how to carve masks and other furniture.

Post – Colonial Period

In 2000, the United Nations adopted the Millennium Development
Goals, a set of development goals for the year 2015, more specifically,
"to ensure that by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike will
be able to complete a full course of primary schooling."[18] That same
year, the World Education Forum met in Dakar, Senegal, and adopted
the Dakar Framework for Action reaffirming the commitment to
achieving Education for All by the year 2015.At the time, according to
UNESCO, only 57% of African children were enrolled in primary
schools, the lowest enrollment rate of any region surveyed.[20] The
report also showed marked gender inequalities: in almost all countries
enrollment of boys far outpaced that of girls. However, in some
countries, education is relatively strong. In Zimbabwe, literacy has
reached 92%.

Characteristics of African Literature

African literature refers to the literary works produced by African
writers or writers of African descent.
African literature is a vast and diverse body of work that encompasses a
wide range of themes, styles, and languages.

Orality

Many African literary works are rooted in oral traditions and are
transmitted through storytelling, music, and performance. This tradition
is still evident in contemporary African literature, with many writers
incorporating oral forms and techniques in their writing.

Colonialism

The impact of colonialism on Africa and its people is a recurring theme

in African literature. Many African writers explore the effects of
colonialism on African societies, cultures, and identities.

Cultural Identity

African literature often emphasizes the importance of cultural identity

and the struggle for self-definition in the face of external forces. African
writers frequently explore the tensions and conflicts that arise between
traditional African values and modern Western influences.

Political Engagement

African writers have historically been politically engaged and have used
their writing to critique oppressive regimes, advocate for social justice,
and promote national liberation.

Language

African literature is often multilingual, reflecting the linguistic diversity

of the continent. While some works are written in English, French, or
Portuguese, many African writers also use local languages to express
themselves.

Oral and Written Traditions

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African literature blends oral and written traditions, which are often
interwoven to create a rich and complex narrative. The use of oral
storytelling techniques, such as repetition and call-and-response, is also
common in African literature.

Community and Social Issues

African literature often addresses social issues such as poverty, gender

inequality, and the impact of war and conflict on communities. Many
African writers seek to use their work to raise awareness of these issues
and promote positive change.

African writers and their works

Facts about Chinua Achebe:

 born November 16, 1930, Ogidi, Nigeria—died March 21, 2013,

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
 He was raised in Ogidi, Nigeria
 He was born into the Igbo tribe
 graduate of University College, Ibadan

 A Man of the People (1966); Arrow of God (1964); Beware,

Soul Brother and Other Poems (1971), winner of the
Commonwealth Poetry Prize; Anthills of the Savannah (1987),
which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction; Hopes
and Impediments: Selected Essays (1988); and Home and Exile
(2000).

Awards:

 2010Dayton Literary Peace Prize (US)

 2010Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize
 2007Man Booker International Prize
 2002German Booksellers Peace Prize
 1996Campion Award (US)
 1987Booker Prize for Fiction (shortlist)
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 1975Lotus Award for Afro-Asian Writers
 1974Commonwealth Poetry Prize

 1964New Statesman Jock Campbell Award for Commonwealth

Writers
 1959Margaret Wong Memorial Prize

Facts about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie:

 September 15, 1977 (date of birth)

 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is only 42 years old
 Chimamanda grew up in a house owned by Chinua Achebe
 In 2017, Fortune Magazine named her one of the World's 50
Greatest Leaders.

 Americanah (2013), short stories, the book-length essays We

Should All Be Feminists (2014) and Dear Ijeawele, or A
Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (2017), and a
memoir, Notes on Grief (2021).

Awards:

 Women's Prize for Fiction (2007)

 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction (2007)
 PEN Open Book Award (2007)
 MacArthur Fellowship (2008)
 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (2014)
 Shorty Award for Literature (2018)

Facts about Alain Mabanckou:

 born February 24, 1966, Mouyondzi, Congo [now Republic of

the Congo]
 The only child of a mother who could not read and a father
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unfamiliar with fiction.
 He spoke several African languages—Bembé, Laari, Vili,
Kamba, Munukutuba (Kituba), and Lingala
 A French-Congolese writer and a professor of French literature
at the University of California

 Broken Glass
 Black Bazar
 Tomorrow I'll Be Twenty
 African Psycho
 Blue White Red: A Novel
 Letter to Jimmy
 Memoirs of a Porcupine
 Congo

Awards:

Among his many honors are the Académie Française’s Grand

Prix de literature, awarded in recognition of his entire literary
career, and the 2016 French Voices Award for The Lights of
Pointe-Noire, which was described by Salman Rushdie as “a
beautiful book.” Mabanckou is a Chevalier of the Légion
d’honneur, was a finalist for the 2015- and 2017-Man Booker
International Prize, and has been featured on Vanity Fair’s list of
France’s 50 most influential people.

“Africa”

Africa my Africa
Africa of proud warriors in ancestral savannahs
Africa of whom my grandmother sings
On the banks of the distant river
I have never known you
But your blood flows in my veins
Your beautiful black blood that irrigates the fields
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The blood of your sweat

The sweat of your work
The work of your slavery
Africa, tell me Africa
Is this your back that is unbent
This back that never breaks under the weight of humilation
This back trembling with red scars
And saying no to the whip under the midday sun
But a grave voice answers me
Impetuous child that tree, young and strong
That tree over there
Splendidly alone amidst white and faded flowers
That is your Africa springing up anew
springing up patiently, obstinately
Whose fruit bit by bit acquires
The bitter taste of liberty.

About David Diop:

 (born July 9, 1927, Bordeaux, Fr.—died 1960, Dakar, Senegal)

 one of the most talented of the younger French West African
poets of the 1950s, whose tragic death in an airplane crash cut
short a promising career.
 He grew up and lived most of his life in France

African Prose

What is Prose?

 Prose is a form of written language (including written speech or

dialogue) that follows the natural flow of speech, uses a
language's ordinary grammatical structures, or follows typical
writing conventions, like with formal academic writing.

Examples:

1.) Things Fall Apart- by Chinua Achebe

2.) The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born- by Ayi Kwei Amah

3.) The Whiteman of God- by Kenjo Jumbam

4.) Maru- by Bessi Head

5.) The Crown of Thorns- by Linus T. Asong

About Luis Bernardo Honwana:

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 (born November 1942, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique)

 In 1964 he published Nós matámos a cão tinhosa (We Killed
Mangy-Dog & Other Stories), his only short-story collection.
 Honwana became active in Frelimo, an independence
movement, and from 1964 to 1967 he was imprisoned for his
political activities.

Works of Luis Bernardo Honwana:

 For decades, Honwana was the author of a single book, Nós

Matámos o Cão-Tinhoso (1964), a classic of African literature
and the most widely read and influential Lusophone African
fiction ever published. It was translated into English by Dorothy
Guedes as We Killed Mangy Dog and Other Stories (1969)
 The Hands of the Blacks

ROLE PLAY!

Group Activity: There will be three groups in total and each group has a
D. Application representative. Each representative will pick a story randomly. All
groups will be given 15 minutes to prepare for their role play.

E. Generalization REVIEW: WHAT DID YOU LEARN?

 The teacher will ask a few questions about the discussion.

 The teacher will ask the following questions.

1. He is the author of “Things Fall Apart”

2. What is the theme of the novel entitled “Half of a Yellow
Sun”?
3. When did Purple Hibiscus was published?
4. Who are the main characters in the novel “Things Fall
Apart”?
5. What is the theme of the story “The Hands of the
Blacks”?

V. EVALUATION TESTING MY KNOWLEDGE

Directions: Create a summary for each story such as “Half of A Yellow

Sun”, “Things Fall Apart”, and “The Hands of The Blacks”. You should
be able to summarize each story in only five sentences.

VI. ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT:

Pick one of the stories discussed and create your own story board about
the story. You can use canva, picsart, or any apps that you can use to
create your story board. You may submit your work to our next
meeting.

Prepared by:
Soligam, Patrick M.
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Garner, Alona P.