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Quiz, Chapters 18-19
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On your ¼ slip of paper, answer the following question(s):
1. What do the clansmen of Mbanta do when they
determine that one of the converts has killed a
sacred python in Chapter 18?
2. Why does Okonkwo hold a large feast at the end of
Chapter 19?
The Colonization of Africa
Interpretations and Portrayals of the
Colonized and the Colonizers in
Political Cartoons
Cold Read
In pairs, examine each political cartoon and answer
the following questions:
1. Who are the characters?
2. How would you describe their relationship to one
another?
3. How are colonized peoples depicted in each
cartoon? Consider such characteristics as race,
gender, and age.
4. Is there a caption? What message is portrayed?
5. What is the author’s tone*?
*author’s attitude towards the subject
Gillam, Victor. "The White Man's Burden." Judge, 1899.
Rogers, William Allan. "Uncle Sam's New Class in the Art of Self-Government.“
Harper's
Weekly, 27 August 1898.
“The White Man’s Burden.” The Detroit Journal. 1898.
Discussion and Debrief
With a partner, answer the following discussion
questions:
1. What do the sources reveal about the meaning of
the "white man's burden"?
2. Why did colonized peoples need to be "uplifted"?
Did these colonized peoples need to be uplifted?
3. What do you think was the long term effect of this
uplifting and interference?
4. What do these interpretations suggest about
imperialists' understanding of international affairs?
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Your homework…
• Read Chapters 20-21
• There will be a quiz tomorrow.
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– Our “Unit Calendar” says our class will be
dedicated to reading Chapters 22-23.
– This time may not be used as a study hall.
Resources
“Teaching Modules: White Man’s Burden.”
University of Montana. 23 February 2015.