Okonkwo's life, family, actions, and culture are the focus of a literary crossword puzzle. As high schoolers finish Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, they answer the clues to review key details from the tragic tale.

Concepts

things fall apart, reading comprehension, chinua achebe

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use as a warm-up activity after finishing the novel
• Have partners work on the puzzle together during class
• Assign as homework after learners have finished reading

Classroom Considerations

• Mostly discusses plot points from the book, not deeper themes

Pros

• Provides an answer key with two sets of solutions
• One-page format makes it easy to copy and distribute

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.3 RL.11-12.3