Poety And Colonialism

Agenda:

1. Students finished reading and answering questions from the article, "The Coming of Pink Cheeks".
2. Students read, "A Small Place" by Jamaica Kincaid. They circled 5 words or phrases that struck them as being powerful or interesting.
3. Students considered differing perspective on colonialism and made a list of pros and cons.

HOMEWORK:
David Livingstone Worksheet DUE TOMORROW

Past Week's Calendar

I was out for a few days around the holiday weekend. Here is an outline of the latest lessons and assignments.

1. Student's viewed a series of slides showing diversity in Africa, taking notes on different aspects of society, culture, and environment. The slides are below.
   
2. Students made spoke diagrams illustrating different aspects of three Nigeria ethnic groups.
3. TODAY - Students began reading "The Coming of Pink Cheeks". They answered reading questions in their logbooks.

HOMEWORK:
WORKSHEET - David Livingstone Explores Southern Africa DUE Fri. 2/19

Africa History Alive

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Map Quiz Tomorrow

Use these links to practice. Study North and West Africa.

http://www.maps.com/games/africa.aspx
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/afrquiz.html

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Africa

Yesterday we discussed the final and students began working on maps of Africa. Today students looked at the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Geneva Conventions.

The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights

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HOMEWORK:
Africa Maps DUE Fri. 2/5