The danger of a single story | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Name two differences between the stories the speaker read and her own experience growing up in Nigeria.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What surprised the speaker about Fide's family?

• Their poverty

• A beautiful basket

• Their pets

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the single story of Africa that the speaker describes?

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How do people create single stories?

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CCSS.RL.5.6

What is the problem with stereotypes?

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CCSS.RL.5.6

How can we avoid a single story

• Travel to Nigeria

• Talk to a publisher

• Hear both sides of a story

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What are two details the speaker mentioned that changed the way you think about Nigeria, Africa, or other people in general?

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2