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Illustrate a Folktale

Choose a Yoruba folktale to read online. Then create an illustrated version of this story--you might choose a picture-book style, a comic-book style, or any other medium that merges text and image. Be sure to cite your sources in a format that is appropriate for your chosen medium.

Update on the Yoruba People Presentation

The Lion and the Jewel takes place in a time of great change for the Yoruba people in Nigeria. In the decades since its publication, what has happened to Yoruba villages and traditions? Prepare a presentation that uses text and images to update your classmates on what changes have occurred for the Yoruba since the early 1960s. Be sure to credit all sources in a format appropriate to a visual presentation.

Film a Scene

Working with a small group, choose a favorite scene from The Lion and the Jewel to film...

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