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Correlation to State Content Standards
7.4: Students analyze the geographic, political, and economic, religious, and social structures of the sub-Saharan civilizations of Ghana and Mali in Medieval Africa.
7.4.1: Study the Niger River and the relationship of vegetation zones of forest, savannah, and desert to trade in gold, salt, food, and slaves; and the growth of the Ghana and Mali empires.
7.4.5: Describe the importance of written and oral traditions in the transmission of African history and culture.
Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)
Students will be able to:
1. Identify and Describe the physical features, vegetation zones, and the importance of rivers in Africa.
2. Compare and Contrast Africa's geography to that of the other sites of encounters that we have covered.
Common Core Literacy Standard
RH 2: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
RH 4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
WHST 4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
WHST 9. Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis reflection, and research.
Anticipatory Set (3 min.)
Daily Journals: Students will take a Classroom Procedure and Expectations Quiz to go over due to the week of from school.
Direct Instruction (10 min.)
SDAIE: Close Read/Talk to Text/Annotate: Africa Geography Intro: Teacher will lead students on a close read of Africa's Geography. Teacher will cover and go over the physical features, boundaries, agricultural, and economy of Africa. The information covered in this lesson only serves as a way to get some prior knowledge feed back and hook students for the upcoming unit.
Guided Practice (5 min.)
SDAIE: TPS: Annotations/Map Activity: Teacher will go over the answers to the annotations and Map labeling skills. Teacher will discuss and elaborate further on answers.
Independent Practice (10 min.)
SDAIE: Visual/Map Skills: Africa’s Geography: Students will be given a map of Africa and a series of items to label on the map ranging from vegetation zones, rivers, and important points of interest.
Homework.
EdPuzzle Geography of Africa due by Friday at 5 p.m.
Closure (2 min.)
1. Clean up.
2. Exit Question
3. Dismiss Class.
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