Dear mom,
As you know I am visiting Nigeria for my English project to study
Nigerian history and literature. Nigerians are traditionally story-
tellers. Most of the stories have been handed down from generation
to generation. With the introduction of reading, writing and the English
language, storytellers began sharing their stories with a worldwide audience.
Nigerian's most famous writer is Wole Soyinka. He wrote "A Dance of the
Forests", "The Swamp Dwellers", and "The Lion and the Jewel". The literacy
rate in Nigeria is 68%...That's crazy! You wouldn't believe how interesting
this stuff is, mom!
Now, let me tell you about the history of the wonderful Nigeria. So the
first inhabitants of Nigeria were thought to have been the Nok people
from 500 BC-c. AD 200. The Kanuri, Hausa, and Fulani people
migrated there. Islam was introduced in the 13th century, and the
empire of the Kanem controlled the area from the end of the 11th
century to the 14th. The Fulani empire ruled from the beginning of the
19th century until the British annexed Lagos in 1851 and took control
of the rest of the region by 1886. It became 'The Colony and Protectorate
of Nigeria' in 1914. Then independence came in 1960. Nearly 16
years of military rule, a new constitution was adopted in 1999.
Gosh, I would love to tell you more about Nigeria but I have to go
learn how to dance like a Nigerian! See you soon, love you!
Love, Hayley
As you know I am visiting Nigeria for my English project to study
Nigerian history and literature. Nigerians are traditionally story-
tellers. Most of the stories have been handed down from generation
to generation. With the introduction of reading, writing and the English
language, storytellers began sharing their stories with a worldwide audience.
Nigerian's most famous writer is Wole Soyinka. He wrote "A Dance of the
Forests", "The Swamp Dwellers", and "The Lion and the Jewel". The literacy
rate in Nigeria is 68%...That's crazy! You wouldn't believe how interesting
this stuff is, mom!
Now, let me tell you about the history of the wonderful Nigeria. So the
first inhabitants of Nigeria were thought to have been the Nok people
from 500 BC-c. AD 200. The Kanuri, Hausa, and Fulani people
migrated there. Islam was introduced in the 13th century, and the
empire of the Kanem controlled the area from the end of the 11th
century to the 14th. The Fulani empire ruled from the beginning of the
19th century until the British annexed Lagos in 1851 and took control
of the rest of the region by 1886. It became 'The Colony and Protectorate
of Nigeria' in 1914. Then independence came in 1960. Nearly 16
years of military rule, a new constitution was adopted in 1999.
Gosh, I would love to tell you more about Nigeria but I have to go
learn how to dance like a Nigerian! See you soon, love you!
Love, Hayley