The portal to the virtual Village of Umuofia is here: http://www.literaryworlds.wmich.edu/umuofia/
The Washington State University Things Fall Apart is at: http://goo.gl/XP3Nph
AND FINALLY, HERE IS THE PROJECT OUTLINE:
Final Project
Imagine your audience is future students who have to
read Things Fall Apart. Create
something that will help them understand the book better. Due WED 1/8/2014
PROJECT OPTIONS: No more than 2 people per group, and only people from your period
- Board Game – The Life
of Okonkwo or UMUOFIA
- Children’s picture
version of Things Fall Apart
- Graphic Novel
- Hanging Mobile
- Diorama – box with
figures and 3D representations of required elements
- Movie/Video reenactment
of three pivotal scenes– copy of the video required
- Movie trailer and film
pitch - video required
Your project can be creative in nature, but you must
be able to show the elements below – they must be obvious enough
for me to grade you on them.
Culture: must include 7 of
the following elements, reference the context, and briefly explain how/why it
is important in their culture:
Note: Context is the when, how, and who that
surrounds this element.
- Bride Price
- Chi
- Cowries
- Egwugwu
- Evil Forest
- Laws and Judgments
- Kola Nut
- Oracle
- Palm wine
- Titles
- Traditions/Celebrations
- Week of Peace
- Feast of the New Yam
- Wedding
12. Yams/seeds
Proverbs:
at least 3 proverbs and page numbers
Follow the Recipe for Understanding Proverbs (proverb
notes). What is the context? What does the proverb mean? What does it say about
the values and the culture?
PLOT: ALL Projects must include a
written summary of the plot including all the key elements from class
(exposition, rising action, conflict, climax, falling action, and catastrophe).
Include the role of the Christian Missionaries in the conflict. Include one
specific example for each part of the plot and page #.
