As the Night the Day
Abioseh Nicol
About the Author
The book As the night the Day is related to his life because he took science classes and the book takes place in a science lab.
PREADING REFLECTION
What does it mean to be true to yourself?
To be true to yourselfi is to not lie to your self, do what you want to do not what others want you to do, and don't doubt yourself.
Do you think that being true to yourself helps you avoid being false to others?
Yes, being true to yourself helps avoid being false to others becasue it can be a habit if you keep on repeating over and over again and becasue people may not like you if you lie to them.
- Full Name - Davidson Sylvester Hector Willoughby Nicol
- Died at the age 70 on September 20, 1994
- Family belonged to a educated and ex-slave community
- Born in Freetown which is a capital in Sierra Leone
- Degrees in arts, science, and commercial disiplines.
The book As the night the Day is related to his life because he took science classes and the book takes place in a science lab.
PREADING REFLECTION
What does it mean to be true to yourself?
To be true to yourselfi is to not lie to your self, do what you want to do not what others want you to do, and don't doubt yourself.
Do you think that being true to yourself helps you avoid being false to others?
Yes, being true to yourself helps avoid being false to others becasue it can be a habit if you keep on repeating over and over again and becasue people may not like you if you lie to them.
VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT
Define each term as it is used in the context of the story. Provide a quote from the story in proper quote format.
Pandemonium
"As soon as a posted sentinel announced he was out of sight , minor pandemonium broke out." (page 63)
Minor Kaos
Culprit
"It was a method of finding the out a culprit by divination." (page 67)
Suspecting the bad guy
Exasperation
"The class sat and stoodaround teh blackboard and demonstartion bench in attitudes of exsasperation, resignation, and self-rightous indignation."(page 69)
shocked or disbelieved
Intolerable
"He felt now he must speak teh truth or his life would be intolerable evre afterwards." (page 69)
unbearable
Emphatic
"Bandele was emphatic" (page 73)
emphasis
Inconsolable
"He touched the edge of an inconsolable eternal grief" (page 75)
Can't console
Stifle
"He pushed his face into his wet pillow to stifle his sobs, but she had heard him." (page 75)
Cover up
CONTRASTING IDEAS
Define each term as it is used in the context of the story. Provide a quote from the story in proper quote format.
Pandemonium
"As soon as a posted sentinel announced he was out of sight , minor pandemonium broke out." (page 63)
Minor Kaos
Culprit
"It was a method of finding the out a culprit by divination." (page 67)
Suspecting the bad guy
Exasperation
"The class sat and stoodaround teh blackboard and demonstartion bench in attitudes of exsasperation, resignation, and self-rightous indignation."(page 69)
shocked or disbelieved
Intolerable
"He felt now he must speak teh truth or his life would be intolerable evre afterwards." (page 69)
unbearable
Emphatic
"Bandele was emphatic" (page 73)
emphasis
Inconsolable
"He touched the edge of an inconsolable eternal grief" (page 75)
Can't console
Stifle
"He pushed his face into his wet pillow to stifle his sobs, but she had heard him." (page 75)
Cover up
CONTRASTING IDEAS
Kojo is being TRUE to himself
Kojo is true to himself when admits he did break the thermometor to Mr. Adu. Kojo was being true to himself when he admits he broke the thermometor because he is being responsible and truthful instaed of lying and telling the truth.
Kojo wsa being true tio himslef when he told Vierner about breaking the thermometor. Kojo was being truthful when he admits to Vierner that he broke the thermometor because he knows that there are consequnces and he accepts the consecoenses. Kojo was being true to himself when he told bernele that he was goign to confess about breaking the thermometor. That was being true to himself becuase when he told Bernele that he was going to confess Bernele said that he wasn't going to but Kojo was doing the right thing instead of lying. Kojo wa sbeing truthful when Mr. Abu asked him six strokes or nine because he knows he did wronng so he is being honest and let Mr. Abu hit him 9 instead of six and he is being responsible to take his punishment. Kojo was being true to himself when he was goignto confess when they were doign the bible and key ceremony. That was being truthful because he knows he can't live with a lie for the rest of his life. |
Kojo is NOT BEING TRUE to himself
Kojo was not being true to himself when he participated in throwing books at Basu. Kojo was not being true to himself when he threw books at basu becasue he knows that if he does throw books at him they will think that he is innocent and not the one that broke the thermometor.
Kojo was not being true to himself when he said that he was tired when they were doing a Bible and Key ceremony. Kojo was not being truthful becasue when Mr. Adu was about to say his name he knows he will find out that he was the one that broke the thermometor. Kojo was not being true to himself when the big kids told him to take something from teh lab becasu ehe didn't want to in the first place. That was not being truthful because they were forcing him and if you force someone it shows that the person did not want to have anything to do with it. |