“The American Embassy” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

What does it take to have a Collaborative Discussion? (choose any that apply)

• Each person needs to come prepared

• Everyone should be mindful of 5

• We should refer to the texts that we consumed

• Everyone should build on each others' comments before moving onto a next topic

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CCSS.SL.7.1A

CCSS.SL.7.1D

What happened to the main character's son, Ugonna?

• He was left at home while the narrator went to embassy.

• He was kidnapped by his father because the mother was mad.

• He was killed when coup supporters broke into their home.

• He died when he was a baby.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

What is the main character's opinion of journalists? (136)

• It's not brave of them to tell the truth

• The provide a very important part of Nigerian democracy

• They are oppressed by the government

• There is never enough of them to tell the whole truth of a story.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

Why was Ugonna killed?

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.3

What are the major topics within Adichie's short story? (choose any that apply)

• Grief

• Freedom

• Press & Media

• Politics

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CCSS.RL.7.2

What device is used to show the reader the narrator's backstory?

• flashback

• alliteration

• figurative language

• storytelling

On page 139, what do you think the word "hawked" means?

"She realized that she would die gladly at the hands of the man in the black hooded shirt or the one with the shiny black head before she said a word about Ugonna to this interviewer, or to anybody at the American embassy. Before she hawked Ugonna for a visa to safety."

• sold

• remembered

• betrayed

• ignored

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RL.7.4

What kind of visa was the narrator seeking?

• asylum

• tourism

• new work

• wrongful death

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CCSS.RI.7.1

Why does the narrator leave the embassy at the end of the story?

• She was able to get her visa and was ready to leave.

• She didn't want to talk about her son's death to the immigration officer.

• Because she didn't have proof of her son's wrongful death.

• Because the line was too long and she wasn't able to meet with anyone.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

What Topics or Real World Connections can you think of that are in this text?