Monday, March 12, 2007

Literature Circle Notes- Judges

Group 2- In this Chapter, everybody in this story is adapting except for Nathan.
Leah has a strong sense of justice.pg.201

Rachel is trying to distance herself from the Congo and Nathan is trying to change. Nathan also speaks the kikongo wrong.
Bangala- the poisonwood, precious.
Baptiza- Baptism to terrritory.

Group 3- the ants clean out the bugs that the Congolese don't want. ( The ants are always looking for water.)
In this section, Adahs intelligence level is invisible.
Ruth May thinks everything is interesting.
Rachel is also jealous of Ruth May.
Orleanna has love for Adah more than her other daughters.

Why doesn't Nathan like the owl?
Because it sucks souls.

Nathan's churches- The low cast people.
Patrice Lumumba is going to be assasinated. Patrice was also elected prime minister.

During this section of our Literature Circle, we learned about two words Bangala which means the poisonwood and baptiza which means to baptize or to terrify.
We talked about the secrets of Nathan abouty telling to Leah which pretty much a crucial part in the story.

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