Things Fall Apart Group Project

You will work on this project in small groups. You will produce a news magazine based upon the characters, setting, plot, and theme of the novel. You will be graded individually on your articles and as a group for your overall completed magazine. Each magazine should include Assignments A-G as well as the following: A full cover for the magazine with a group chosen title and a cover worthy picture related to a particular activity. A back cover with a poem!picture!ad etc. A table of contents page including articles and names!titles of group participants "lease note: Each entry should be typed. "ictures may be copied and pasted from the internet#black and white acceptable or hand drawn.

ASSIGNMENTS A-G
Your newsmagazine should have these sections: A. FEATURE ARTICLES $here should be one feature article per person in the group %& pg min.'. (ne of the feature articles should be related to the cover.

)ote on *eature Articles: *eature articles can be written at any time or at a specific time of the year such as seasons or holidays. +n other words, there are no ,front page- hot news items. *eatures should be well researched and an in depth look at an issue or event.

.rading /riteria: 0tyle 1 /ontent: o 2ritten as by a reporter: the &st paragraph will tell the basic information about the even: who, what, when, how. o You may include interviews and descriptions by eye witnesses of the event. o )o copying from other sources3 4se your own brain and words. o 0hould be accurate to time, culture, and events. o 2ell researched and information is consistent w! novel5s characters 1 storyline.

B. E IT!RIAL " LETTER T! T#E E IT!R $his part should show 6 different points of view about the main event from page one. (ne article should be in favor of what happened in the main news, and the other should stand against what happened. "rovide an informed perspective w! details and conte7t. You may take on the persona of a witness or participant.

o Editorial: As the editor of the magazine, he!she provides an informed opinion of the news event w! details and conte7t.

o 8etter to the editor: 2rite a letter showing the other side of the argument. .rading /riteria: 9elevant 1 detailed point of view well written, of course.

C. SP!RTS or ENTERTAINMENT SECTI!N :o ()E of the following: &. /reate an Advertisement for entertainment. .o back to the chapters of the book and write about sports related events. 9emember the wrestling competitions; :escribe in detail one of these events. $ell what and when the ne7t event will be. +nclude details that are relevant to the sport in general and the event in particular. 6. "repare an Entertainment 9eview :escribe a form of entertainment that you saw. As an ,entertainment critic- do you recommend it to the audience; .ive details %who, what, when, where, etc.' .rading /riteria: o +s the description detailed and accurate according to the time period; o +s the opinion based on good e7amples;

. A $ERTISEMENTS %T&! ITEMS' Ads may be for a business advertisement or classifieds 0ale items must be something that would appeal to the people of 4muofia or the white settlers

 :escribe the sale items in detail. <ow can the item be used; 2hat is so good about it; .rading /riteria: o :oes the ad include a detailed description; :oes it say where or from whom the item can be purchased; o :oes the ad do a convincing job of trying to persuade the reader to purchase the item;

E. !RACLE !F AGBALA(S PRE ICTI!NS "rovide a prediction on your own based on certain omens found in the novel. .ive details as to how you learned of the god5s will. .rading /riteria: o :oes the prediction tell of an event; :oes the prediction say how it was ,divined-; F. S!CIAL E$ENTS SECTI!N 2rite about ()E of the following: a wedding, a funeral, or a birth announcement. .. MISCILLANE!US /hoose ()E of the following: Advice column %like ,:ear Abby-, but perhaps ,:ear /hielo- or ,:ear Ezinma-' /omic 0trip or cartoon 2eather 9eport %9emember that the villagers of 4muofia believed weather!seasons were determined by the Earth .oddess.'