Unit II: Literature from Africa

Module 1: Identity

Text: Poems, “My Black is Beautiful (Woman)” and “My Black is Beautiful (Man)” by Naomi Johnson

Supplementary Reading:
“Everyday Use” by Alice Walker

Module 2: Differences

Text: Short Story, “A Private Experience” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Media for Activities:
Film Viewing, “Hotel Rwanda (2004)”

Supplementary Reading:
“The Sack” by Namwali Serpell

Module 3: Depression

Text: Short Story, “Inscape” by Yaa Gyasi

Module 4: Facing the Future

Text: Short Story, “War for God” by Zaynab Quadri