African Proverbs from Sundiata p. 128 Name________________________ – – What are griots? Why do proverbs play an important role in cultures? Who was Sundiata? Sundiata might be considered what today? How much of the story is true? Who is the folklorist who wrote the Sundiata tale? P.129 What is an epic? What is an epic conflict? – P. 130 Do you agree with the Uganda proverbs? Why or Why not? – Liberia What are children? – South Africa Which proverb is your favorite? Why? – Why would one not teat a river with two feet? – Nigeria Which proverb can you apply to school? Explain. – Tanzania and Kenya do you with not saying the first thing that comes to your mind? – Why or why not? P. 131 Questions 1 and 5 a and b – p. 132 Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali – 1. What were rival kings trying to control? 2. What does Sogolon Djata’s battle echo? 3. Childhood According to the story is fate changeable? – 4. What effect does Sogolon’s son illness have on his childhood?
African Proverbs – from Sundiata – p. 128 Name________________________ What are griots? Why do proverbs play an important role in cultures? Who was Sundiata? Sundiata might be considered what today? How much of the story is true? Who is the folklorist who wrote the Sundiata tale? P.129 – What is an epic? What is an epic conflict? P. 130 – Do you agree with the Uganda proverbs? Why or Why not? Liberia – What are children? South Africa – Which proverb is your favorite? Why? – Why would one not teat a river with two feet? Nigeria – Which proverb can you apply to school? Explain. Tanzania and Kenya – do you with not saying the first thing that comes to your mind? Why or why not? P. 131 – Questions 1 and 5 a and b p. 132 – Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali 1. What were rival kings trying to control? 2. What does Sogolon Djata’s battle echo? 3. Childhood – According to the story is fate changeable? 4. What effect does Sogolon’s son illness have on his childhood?
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