Module 6: Identifying One's Strengths and Weaknesses
Proverb Scrapbook
Scrapbooking is a pastime that many practice and enjoy. Typically in a scrapbook, you include photographs, artwork, awards, and printed media to preserve important events. In this assignment, you will create a digital scrapbook of proverbs. The scrapbook must include the following items:
- A cover page with:
- A title and your name
- An appropriate decoration
- Ten classic proverbs (American, Chinese, Biblical, etc.)
- Ten proverbs from Things Fall Apart
- Illustrations of each proverb that show its meaning
- A written explanation of each proverb’s meaning
Before you begin, review the Checklist and List of Proverbs to make sure that you include all of the items required for full credit. You may need to use resources outside of this course to complete this assignment. If so, please submit a Works Cited document. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing any resources that you used.
Options to create your scrapbook include the following:
- Create your scrapbook by hand and then take pictures of it for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
- Create your scrapbook by hand and then scan it for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
- Create a new file in a paint or graphics program and utilize the software to create the image. You can then submit your work to the assignment’s dropbox.
- Use an online scrapbook creator and follow the prompts provided by the website to name your scrapbook, select your background images, and then populate your scrapbook with the required items for this assignment. When you have completed your scrapbook, you can print and scan it or photograph it for submission to the assignmen'ts dropbox.
- Use a mobile or computer-based application to create your scrapbook and email or export the final product for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
Reflection
Throughout the module, you have read about and reflected on the archetypal tragic hero and the rich language of the Ibo. In this assessment, you were given the opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of the tragic hero, Okonkwo, as well as proverbs used not only in the Ibo culture but also in various cultures throughout the world. Take a few moments to reflect upon the following questions, making sure to answer each one.
- What did you learn about Okonkwo as you looked at the different aspects of his character?
- What did you learn about the use of proverbs in your own culture and others?
- How did looking closely at a character who is one way on the outside and very different internally affect you as a reader and as a person?
- What appreciation of language can you take from your study of proverbs?
- How will this study of language change the way you read other pieces of literature?
Once you have completed your scrapbook, please submit your assignment and reflection to the dropbox.
Once you have completed this module, please complete the module test.