Chinua Achebe
Teacher Resource File

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Biography

Chinua Achebe
Quotations, interviews, works; Things
Fall Apart study questions; Nigeria
related links; Igbo (or Ibo) related links;
from African Authors
Chinua Achebe
Extensive site; biography, bibliography, politics,
religion, history, visual arts, theme & subject, genre,
more; from Postcolonial and Postimperial Literature in English,
Postcolonial England Literature Web,
from University of Singapore
Chinua Achebe
Extensive site; facts about the author (includes audio
and video); teaching tips, Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
Biography, bibliography for Chinua Achebe;
from Books and Writers
Chinua Achebe
Interview from "The Paris Review," Winter 1994-95
Chinua Achebe
Biography from Literary Kicks
Ezenwa-Ohaeto: At the Crossroads Hour. Review
Review of this biography of Chinua Achebe; review by
Lewis Nkosi for London Review of Books
Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart
Author biography; study questions; from Addison Library
Chinua Achebe
Brief biography from Learner.org

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Lesson Plans

WebQuest. Things Fall Aprt. Exploration of African Tribes
Research, role playing; includes teacher's notes;
authors Sharon Jenkins & Jennifer Slinger
Study Guide. Things Fall Apart
From World Literature in English
Things Fall Apart Study Guide
From Random House
Chinua Achebe. Things Fall Apart
Study guide for Things Fall Apart; from Heritage
Studies, Carthage College
Things Fall Apart
Synopsis, review, Internet resources; lesson plan at
Lesson Plan; Things Fall Apart; from Learner.org

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Criticism

Chinua Achebe. Things Fall Apart
Biography, characters, plot, themes, bibliography of
books with criticism, Internet Sites, Journal articles,
history; from Kingwood College Library
Women in Achebe's World
Article by Rose U. Mezu, University of Georgia
The Colonial History and Literature of Nigeria
The experiences of the colonial administrators, the
colonized people; history; from Queen's University, Belfast
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Discussion Forum

Chinua Achebe Discussion Forum
A place to ask questions; from U. Texas

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