Sociology Quest is going to simultaneously release four different issues in
one month, with each issue focusing on a specific area of life for the Ibo
people, who are the subject of Things Fall Apart. For the readers of
Sociology Quest the goal of the magazine is to shed light on the history and
traditions of the Ibo people and how the Christian missionaries of the 1800s
who came to Nigeria forever changed the landscape and the people of that
country.
The four issues will cover one of the following topics:
1. Religious customs and beliefs of the Ibo people
2. Traditions of Ibo people (food, song, dance, etc.)
3. Role of women in Nigeria and in Ibo culture
4. Colonialism in Africa
You will be assigned one of the topics above and you must create a 4-page
magazine with articles and titles that relate to your given topic. Your
magazine should contain the
following:
1. Cover (1 page)
2. 2 pages of content; each page must have at least 3 paragraphs and those
paragraphs must each
be at least 5 sentences long (2 pages)
3. Works Cited page (1 page)
Your cover must contain art, the title of the magazine, and your name.
To create this magazine you may either use Microsoft Word or Power Point.
DO NOT COPY AND PASTE! While you are doing your research, be sure to
properly cite and quote the resources that you consult using MLA format. If
you need help creating citations, visit the Citation Maker website at (cut
and paste this site into a
new tab/window to view):
http://www.openc.k12.or.us/citeintro/citeintro.php?Grd=Sec
For tips on conducting research and avoiding plagiarism, visit the following
page (cut and paste this site into a new tab/window to view):
http://www.openc.k12.or.us/citeintro/secondary/cited02.html
Also, be sure to give proper credit to any images that you retrieve from
outside sources and use in your magazine. Unsure how to give credit for
images used? This site will provide helpful hints and tips (cut and paste
this site into a new
tab/window to view):
http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/daap/resources/visualresources/how_to/ci
te_image.html
While you are conducting your research, be sure to follow the Cornell
Notetaking System. If you need a refresher on Cornell, visit the following
site (cut and paste this site into a new tab/window to view):
http://www.parkrosehighschool.com/Cornell_Notes_Form.pdf
"One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be
compromised."
-Chinua Achebe
