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Welcome to our blog page! For the remainder of the novel, we will be blogging once a week about //Things Fall Apart//. Please read the directions that follow. These will be the directions you need to use for EACH blog post! ** Directions for your blog assignments **
 * Things Fall Apart **

||   **Blog 3:﻿** ** Things Fall Apart ** **Journal Prompt # 3 ** **Pick one of the following prompts to answer for your blog today:**
 * You need to write **//one blog post//**. You’re blog post should be at least 2 paragraphs long (5-7 sentences each) at the least. Make sure you **answer ALL of the questions** in the prompt.
 * You must include at least **one visual** with your blog post. For example, you can include pictures, videos, song lyrics, etc. They must be school appropriate.
 * Your blog posts should be thoughtful and well written. You should also proofread for errors before you post.
 * You will be graded on the quality and length of your posts, as well as your conventions.
 * In chapter 10, we get to see how the Igbo people carry out justice at a hearing. How is their idea of a “hearing” similar and different from our idea of a court? You should provide specific examples (try to think of media examples where you’ve seen court scenes).


 * In chapter 11, Achebe includes the story of the tortoise. What was the moral of this story? Why would Achebe include this story here? What are some fables that we have in our culture? How are they similar? Different?


 * In chapter 12, we witness the //uri// ceremony for Obierika’s daughter. What do you think of the Igbo traditions for wedding ceremonies? What are some wedding traditions that we have that are similar? What are some differences?

You **NEED** to write **__2 FULL PARAGRAPHS (5-7 sentences)__**. You will not receive credit for your blog if you do not write enough detail.

**Blog 2:﻿** ** Things Fall Apart ** **Journal Prompt # 2 ** For your blog post today, I'd like you to write about masculinity and femininity in the Igbo and American Cultures, especially in chapter 7.Some questions to guide your thinking:

You should answer in complete sentences with at least __**2 paragraphs**__. **Blog 1:﻿** ** Things Fall Apart ****Journal Prompt # 1 ** What are your __first impressions__ of the novel?How do you feel about the Igbo culture?Name at least **2 ways** their culture is **different** from ours.Name at least **1 way** their culture is **similar**.Post at least **one media** element.Explain your answers. ||