A lesson exploring the context surrounding Ben Okri’s ‘Famished Road’ and the opening chapter. This lesson is part of a series that explores the opening chapter of the novel and can be used as a one-off lesson looking at Black Literature, or may be adapted for unseen prose practice at KS4 and KS5. Please either purchase the full novel, or find the excerpt online (Chapter 1), if you require it. There is a link to Ben Okri’s reading in the PowerPoint.