Mali and Mansa Musa

Correlation to State Content Standards

7.4.3 Describe the role of the trans-Saharan caravan trade in the changing religious and cultural characteristics of West Africa.

7.4.4 Trace the growth of the Arabic language in government, trade, and Islamic scholarship in West Africa.

Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)

Students will be able to:

1. Describe the rise and fall of the Mali Empire.

2. Identify and Describe Mansa Musa and impact he had on Western Africa.

Common Core Literacy

RH 1: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.

RH 7: Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.

WHST 9. Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis reflection, and research.

Anticipatory Set (5 min.)

Journal: Throughout the 1950s and into the early 1960s, thousands of people from East Berlin crossed over into West Berlin to reunite with families and escape communist repression. In an effort to stop that outflow, the government of East Germany, on the night of August 12, 1961, began to seal off all points of entrance into West Berlin from East Berlin by stringing barbed wire and posting sentries. The Berlin Wall succeeded in completely sealing off the two sections of Berlin and as a result the United States sent troops to West Berlin.

Direct Instruction (10 min.) I DO…

SDAIE: Cornell Notes: Mali Builds on Ghana’s Foundation: Teacher will review the notes that students should have gotten from the reading. Teacher and students will read the passage together.

Guided Practice (10 min.) We Do…

SDAIE: Close Read/Talk 2 Text: Mansa Musa Expands Empire: Teacher will close read the section on page 166 with the students. Teacher will then guide students as they fill in their cluster graphic organizer with example of Mansa Musa and the important role he played socially and economically.

SDAIE: Cornell Notes: Mali Builds on Ghana’s Foundation: Teacher will review the notes that students should have gotten from the reading. Teacher and students will read the passage together.

Independent Practice (30 min.) You Do…

SDAIE: VIPs: Mansa Musa Expands the Empire of Mali: Students will read textbook page 166 about Mansa Musa expanding the empire and will find evidence to the following CLAIMS: Who was Manss Musa, How did he practice Islam, Impact from his travels, effect on Mali.

SDAIE: DBQ: How Rich was Mansa Musa: Students describe Mansa Musa’s wealth after reading the description from Al-Umari and his visit to Cairo years after Mansa Musa had visited.

Homework.

Read the article about Mansa Musa and answer the three questions based the reading.

Closure (2 min.)

1. Clean up.

2. Dismiss Class.

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