INTRODUCTION: Chinua Achebe is one of

Africa's most well-known and influential

contemporary writers. His first novel, Things Fall
Apart , is an early narrative about the European
colonization of Africa told from the point of view
of the colonized people.
Published in 1958, the novel recounts the life of
the warrior and village hero Okonkwo, and
describes the arrival of white missionaries to his
Igbo village and their impact on African life and
society at the end of the nineteenth century.

COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: Nigeria is

a developing country in western
Africa that has experienced periods
of political instability. It has the
largest population on the continent,
estimated at 149 million people, and
its infrastructure is not fully
functional or well maintained.

The following photographs were captured in

Nigeria during the 1930s by the late G. I. Jones.

How will we interact with these

photographs?
1. Look carefully at works of art (in this
case, photographs)
2. Talk about what we observe
3. Back up our ideas with evidence
4. Listen to and consider the views of
others
5. Discuss many possible interpretations

We will employ the following

3 Visual Thinking Strategy
Questions:

What's going on in this

picture?
What do you see that makes
you say that?
What more can we find?