#mukuyu

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The term Kikuyu is derived from the Swahili form of the word Gĩkũyũ. Gĩkũyũ is derived from the word mũkũyũ which means sycamore fig (mũkũyũ) tree". Hence Agĩkũyũ in the Kikuyu language translates to "Children Of The Big Sycamore"

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I somehow missed reading this in high school (I was on the advanced English track and TKaM wasn’t on the advanced curriculum), and I am heartbroken. This is definitely one of my favorite novels and I am so excited to have the opportunity to teach it for my American Lit class. I’m really going to pull for this to be my independently taught unit.

I only wish that I could have experienced this novel in high school. My brain is reeling with ideas of projects, writing prompts, and discussion topics to address the really important themes and plot points—but there is so much that I can do with this novel. It would have been really cool to see this taught in a classroom, it would at least give me a jumping board for my ideas.

I’ve made quite a few units in the course of my practicum studies, but now that it’s happening in a real life scenario, I feel like I have all these ideas for the novel, but no clue on how to whittle them down into one unit.