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**__Things Fall Apart Library Research Assignment PowerPoint and Voice Thread__** Your group is responsible for presenting information on your assigned topic. You are to cover the topic in depth and in a clear and presentable manner. You will research your topic and create PowerPoint presentation with the information. You will present your findings by using a voice thread. Each group’s voice thread will be saved to our wiki site.

The Task · Find the answers to the questions you have been assigned · You must use at least 3 sources. One of them can be your book, one of them cannot be Wikipedia

The Process Steps to completing the Task: 1. Create questions to research 2. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation showing the information you have found on your topic. The PowerPoint should have mostly pictures, not a lot of words on the slides. 3. Complete your Works Cited list. You must have information from books as well as Internet sites. I am not grading the style of your Works Cited, I am merely looking for you to credit the sources that you used. A list of websites and authors/sponsors of the websites will suffice for this assignment 4. Prepare your narration for each slide. Write out what you are going to say on the Voice Thread. 6. Complete Voice Thread and attach it to the PowerPoint Presentation. 7. Save your PowerPoint with the Voice Thread embedded to our Wiki site. 8. All parts of the project must be in by 8 am February 8 or lose 10 points off for each day late. 9. We will come back to the library at a later date to listen to presentations and complete an assignment.

Conclusion By completing this assignment and sharing your results you will accomplish the following objectives: • Locate, organize, and synthesize information from a variety of source materials • Show proficient skills in speaking • Listen critically • Discern speaker intent through note taking • Show ability to organize, brainstorm, and delegate to complete the final product.

2. What crops do they grow? 3. What are their religious beliefs? 4. Describe their religious practices. || 2. What are their views and practices concerning marriage? 3. Describe the authority structure of their government. 4. What is their language? || 2. Explain the Kola nut and what it was used for. 3. What region of Nigeria are they native to? (North, South, East, West?) || 2. What kind of government does it have today? 3. What are the major religious beliefs? 4. Describe the dominant religious practices. || 2. How do they make their money? 3. What language do they speak (What is their national language?) || 2. Where did he go to school? 3. What did he study? 4. What other major works has he written? || 2. Where does he live now? 3. Besides writing, how has he made a living? 4. What is his primary message to the world? || 2. Why did they colonize Africa? 3. What modern day African countries were colonized? 4. What are some of the lasting effects of the colonization? || 2. In what year is it set? 3. Why is it popular? 4. What does Umuofia mean in Ibo (native language)? || 2. Why did they fight? 3. What was the result? 4. What lasting impact has that had? || 2. Why are they used/shared? 3. List some examples that are found within the novel. 4. Give examples of common proverbs that we use in everyday speech today || Websites to help: 1. [] 2. []
 * TOPICS: || Group Members: || Questions ||
 * Ibo Culture A || Patrick Baker and Marcus Williams || 1.  Where did they originate?
 * Ibo Culture B || Ariel Boodram and Cammi Miller || 1.  What do they wear?
 * Ibo Culture C || Kevin Bynum and Sam yang || 1.  What did they use for money?
 * Nigeria today || Patty Hinckley and Hannah Somers || 1.  When did it earn independence from Great Britain?
 * Nigeria Today || Tom Kawas and Kim Otis || 1.  What are the major cities in Nigeria?
 * Chinua Achebe biography || Troy Kersey and Logan Lemond || 1.  Where did he grow up?
 * Chinua Achebe biography || Zach Krauss and Sofia Uruena || 1.  When was he born?
 * Colonization || Clinton Martin and Alex Mathews || 1.  What European countries colonized Africa?
 * // Things Fall Apart // || Alexandria McCormick and Destiney Reavis || 1.  When was it published?
 * Biafran War || Garrett Moon and Yousef Said || 1.  Who fought in it?
 * Proverbs || .Nick Santomauro and Josue De La Rosa || 1.  What are proverbs?