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Featured Image: “Two Akata Witch Books” by Jacqueline Yarbough is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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This piece is showcasing my creativity. It shows this by showcasing my creative questions and topic choice. The piece also shows how I can write about a theme. 

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Author Study/WebQuest

Introduction
Akata Witch is novel about the mixing genres and cultures. The story is written in the perspective that’s rarely seen. Africa, Fantasy, Magical realism, and Afrofuturism all come in this one. It introduces to the world. The world that we live in, but is so different from our’s. It will show you why this book has been nominated for the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy. This webquest is here to teach you about all these genres and cultures that come up Akata Witch. I hope you enjoy the learning experience.
There are twenty-five (25) questions on this quest, that means that each one is worth four (4) points.

TOPIC I: Africa
The novel Akata Witch takes place in an African country.

Question 1: Which country is number 31?

https://www.quizzes.cc/africa-map-game-quiz-207

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Question 2: Which country is number 32?

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TOPIC II: Nigeria

Nigeria is the African country Akata Witch takes place in. Nigeria is on the Gulf of Guinea, has many natural landmarks and wildlife reserves. It has waterfalls, dense rainforest, savanna and rare primate habitats. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html

Question 3: What are the languages in Nigeria?

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Question 4: What ethnic groups are in Nigeria?

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Question 5: What are the three types of religions in Nigeria?

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TOPIC III: Afrofuturism

Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic, philosophy of science, and philosophy of history that combines elements of science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, Afrocentrism, and magic realism with non-Western cosmologies in order to critique not only the present-day dilemmas of black people, but also to revise, interrogate, and re-examine the historical events of the past.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/your-far-out-guide-to-afrofuturism-and-black-magic_us_5711403fe4b0060ccda34a37

Question 6: Who was the first to use the term Afrofuturism?

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Question 7: What essay was it first used in?

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Question 8: Who are the people that the article names as people in Afrofuturism?(Name three)

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All answers are in the A Brief History of Afrofuturism section of this link for questions below http://sdonline.org/42/afrofuturism-science-fiction-and-the-history-of-the-future/

Question 9: Afrofuturist storytelling parallels what genre?

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Each answer is worth two points for Question 10.

Question 10: Afrofuturism has evolved into a coherent mode not only aesthetically but also in terms of its _ mission. In its broadest dimensions Afrofuturism is an extension of the _ recovery projects that black Atlantic intellectuals have engaged in for well over two hundred years.

Question 11: TRUE/FALSE As its name implies, Afrofuturism is not just about reclaiming the history of the past, but about reclaiming the history of the future as well.

Afrofuturism addresses themes and concerns of the African diaspora through a technoculture and science fiction lens, encompassing a range of media and artists with a shared interest in envisioning black futures that stem from Afro-diasporic experiences.Seminal Afrofuturistic works include the novels of Samuel R. Delany and Octavia Butler; the canvases of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Angelbert Metoyer, and the photography of Renée Cox; the explicitly extraterrestrial mythoi of Parliament-Funkadelic, the Jonzun Crew, Warp 9, Deltron 3030, and Sun Ra; and the Marvel Comics superhero Black Panther. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CJ01Pq9Vcw

Question 12:TRUE/FALSE Afrofuturism can be found in Outcast’s and Janelle Monae’s music videos.

Question 13: TRUE/FALSE Funkadelic, the Future, Past, and the Present, Black Science Fiction, and Rooted in Africa are some of the ways Afrofuturism was described as in the video.

Question 14: Why is Afrofuturism important according to Nnedi Okorafor?

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Nnedi Okorafor

Nnedi Okorafor is an international award-winning novelist of African-based science fiction, fantasy and magical realism for both children and adults. Nnedi is known for weaving African culture into creative evocative settings and memorable characters. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/books/ya-fantasy-diverse-akata-warrior.html

Question 15: Where was Nnedi Okorafor parents born from?

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Question 16: Who did Nnedi Okorafor ask to teach her Nsibidi?

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Each answer is worth one point for Question 17.

Question 17: That’s starting to change, as Ms. Okorafor and other speculative fiction writers have risen to prominence, demonstrating that there’s an enormous appetite for fantasy stories that feature characters and settings and tackle _ _ issues.

Question 18: Why was Nnedi Okorafor stunned by her The Shadow Speaker book cover?

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Nsibidi

A system of symbols indigenous to what is now southeastern Nigeria that is apparently an ideographic script. https://www.ted.com/talks/saki_mafundikwa_ingenuity_and_elegance_in_ancient_african_alphabets/transcript#t-86107

Question 19: Who were the of people that created Nsibidi?

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Question 20: What are the three types of Nsibidi?

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Albinism
Albinism in humans is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes. Albinism is associated with a number of vision defects, such as photophobia, nystagmus, and amblyopia. Lack of skin pigmentation makes for more susceptibility to sunburn and skin cancers. The main character in Akata Witch is Albino. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHRM2S_fBOk

Question 21:What are the types of Albinism?

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Question 22: _ happens more frequently in African Americans and in Sub-Saharan African.

Question 23: Which country has the highest prevalence of Albinism?

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Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy

An annual award presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) to the author of the best young adult or middle grade science fiction or fantasy book published in the United States in the preceding year. It is named to honor prolific science fiction and fantasy author Andre Norton. https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award/andre-norton-award/

Question 24: What year was Akata Witch a nominee and finalist for the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy?

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Question 25: What book was the first one to win the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy?

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Designer Biography

This webquest was created by Jacqueline Yarbough. She is double majoring in Business Management and English Literature-Creative Writing with a minor in Asian Studies. She would like to one day start her own business and write a book.

List of Links

https://www.quizzes.cc/africa-map-game-quiz-207
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/your-far-out-guide-to-afrofuturism-and-black-magic_us_5711403fe4b0060ccda34a37
http://sdonline.org/42/afrofuturism-science-fiction-and-the-history-of-the-future/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CJ01Pq9Vcw
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/books/ya-fantasy-diverse-akata-warrior.html
https://www.ted.com/talks/saki_mafundikwa_ingenuity_and_elegance_in_ancient_african_alphabets/transcript#t-86107
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHRM2S_fBOk
https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award/andre-norton-award/