Things Fall Apart - Day 8

Today our focus will be on exploring the themes in the book up to this point by using social media. OK, so it will kind of be like using social media as we will be making our own versions of Tweets, Instagram posts, Snapchat stories, and Vines.

We'll first name some of the themes we've seen in parts 1 & 2 of the book - here are a few to get us started:

•  Customs, Traditions, and Rituals
• Following them
• Questioning them
• Power
• Physical strength
• Gender issues
• Titles - achievements
• Religion - spirituality
• Elders
• Respect for
• Questioning of
• Family
• Parent / child
• Siblings
• Proverbs - sayings
• People / groups from the outside presenting a challenge to established order

Then, you'll have the next 20 minutes to create as many different uses of social media as you like, and can leave the classroom if you'd like. Wander around the school - look for examples of these in our world - take pictures and videos. You'll send those back to me, I'll compile them, and tomorrow we will see what we've created!

• Send your photos / videos to me: nrigler@dist113.org
• Tag me in Twitter: MrRiglerEnglish