TFA 3.1 THURSDAY

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:

1. Ch. 14-16- Group Discussion- 10 minutes
2. Sharing main topics of interest/ observations

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJe1W_HIWmA (colonialism)

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 people 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?
7. ORB

HW: Read ch 17-19 + 3-2-1 Discussion Journal for next class