Mali Fall and Songhai Rises

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. Analyze the importance of strong leadership and government organization to the rise of the Songhai empire.

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: Saturnalia—a holiday in honor of Saturn, the god of agriculture—was celebrated. Beginning in the week leading up to the winter solstice, December 21, and continuing for a full month when food and drink were plentiful and the normal Roman social order was turned upside down. For a month, slaves would become masters.

Direct Instruction (5 min.) I DO…

SDAIE: Empire of Songhai VIP’s: Teacher will front load students on the foundation of the Empire of Songhai.

Guided Practice (10 min.) We Do…

SDAIE: Close Read/Talk 2 Text/DBQ’s: Justice of Mali: Teacher will close read and then annotate the passage with the students. Students will then answer two questions.

Independent Practice (30 min.) You Do…

SDAIE: DBQ: Justice/Government in Mali: Students will read an account from Ibn Battuta and explain the type of government that Mali had.

SDAIE: Whisper Read/TPS: Decline of Mali: Students will read pgs. 166-167 the Decline of Mali and answer three questions in complete sentences.

Homework.

N/A

Closure (2 min.)

1. Clean up.

2. Dismiss Class.