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Week 3: THEME Colonization
Week 3: THEME Colonization
Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, Sayyid Muḥammad ibn 'Abdallāh (Mohamed Abdullah Hassan of "British Somaliland"), and Emperor Menelik II and Queen Taitu of Ethiopia
Week 4: THEME Independence
Week 4: THEME Independence
Angola Civil War, Winnie Mandela (South Africa), Fela Kuti (Nigeria)
Week 5 and 6: THEME Born A Crime: Apartheid with ELA
Week 5 and 6: THEME Born A Crime: Apartheid with ELA
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah: IImorality Act of 1927, Colonization of South Africa, Apartheid (Afrikaners/Boers), South Africa Truth and Reconciliation Committee
Week 7: $$ Metals/Minerals: Blessing or a Curse?
Week 7: $$ Metals/Minerals: Blessing or a Curse?
(Malawi-Rare Earth Metals, Namibia and Uranium, Guinea and Bauxite, South Africa and Titanium/Platinum, Democratic Republic of Congo and Cobalt, and Botswana and Diamonds).
Week 8: CLIMATE CHANGE Youth Activists
Week 8: CLIMATE CHANGE Youth Activists
Students research their own Climate Change Activist in an African country.
Week 9: Write Informative Paper with Citations
Week 9: Write Informative Paper with Citations
A roughly 14 paragraph Informative Essay on Sub-Saharan Africa and our themes, including MLA Citations.
The WRITING Process with Peer Editing and creating a Publishable Paper will be the SUMMATIVE Assessment.
Week 10: Adinkra Sub-Saharan Grid with Kente Colors
Week 10: Adinkra Sub-Saharan Grid with Kente Colors
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: World Studies: How do the physical geography and human geography interconnect to affect where and how the people of ____ live?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: World Studies: How do the physical geography and human geography interconnect to affect where and how the people of ____ live?
ETHNIC STUDIES: How does MY racial identity intersect with other aspects of my identity and impact my experience in the world?
ETHNIC STUDIES: How does MY racial identity intersect with other aspects of my identity and impact my experience in the world?
IMPORTANT BENCHMARKS:
IMPORTANT BENCHMARKS:
-I can locate ____ in ARCGIS, GoogleEarth, and a World Map.
-I can locate ____ in ARCGIS, GoogleEarth, and a World Map.
-I can describe the relationship of _______with the United States.
-I can describe the relationship of _______with the United States.
-I can compare and contrast the variety of ways that people live in ______with other countries.
-I can compare and contrast the variety of ways that people live in ______with other countries.
-I can explain how society/location impacts how others and I express our identity.
-I can explain how society/location impacts how others and I express our identity.
-I can analyze how Eugenics has had an impact on racism throughout the world. (Colonialism, Imperialism, Racism)
-I can analyze how Eugenics has had an impact on racism throughout the world. (Colonialism, Imperialism, Racism)
STANDARDS:
STANDARDS:
I can obtain and analyze geographic information. (8.3.1.1.1)
I can obtain and analyze geographic information. (8.3.1.1.1)
I can pose and solve problems using geographic information. (8.3.2.3.1)
I can pose and solve problems using geographic information. (8.3.2.3.1)
I can create and use various kinds of maps. (8.3.1.1.2)
I can create and use various kinds of maps. (8.3.1.1.2)
I can assess the state of human rights around the world as described in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (8.4.3.14.5)
I can assess the state of human rights around the world as described in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (8.4.3.14.5)
I can pose questions and suggest possible answers about a current global issue. (8.4.1.2.1)
I can pose questions and suggest possible answers about a current global issue. (8.4.1.2.1)
I can describe how geography of the Sub-Saharan affect how and where people live (8.3.3.6.1)
I can describe how geography of the Sub-Saharan affect how and where people live (8.3.3.6.1)
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