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- 6th - 8th
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Students gain appreciation and knowledge of art history, specifically the African American contributions to folk art made in the South Carolina region. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss function of jewelry in African and American societies, create jewelry using techniques based on their grade level, and incorporate African or their own motifs into the piece of jewelry they produce. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students make replicas of African masks. They also express what attributes they would want to have as an adult and put that into their mask. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students explore ancient tradition and craft of mask making, examine role or function of masks in African culture, create instruments, and participate in class projects. Full Review »
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- 1st - 5th
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Students study the jewelry from various groups from Africa. They identify and discuss the region Equatoria and the Yoruba and people from Benin and review the jewelry from this region. They make and pour a plaster of paris mold and use incising tools and will also learn how to file the plaster. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students investigate Ekon kon or Djola or Jola (dance), a noncompetitive, communal dance performed by the Djola people from the Sene-Gambia region of West Africa. They listen to a lecture by the teacher about the West African cultures that include this dance. The lesson includes many resources for the teacher as well as explicit directions for performing the dance. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students explore West African Ku Ku dance. As a class, learners discuss the influence African dances have on the United Sates of today, as well as the history of the dance. Students observe and participate in a dance demonstration. They practice movement patterns and write movement vocabulary in their journals. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students investigate a variety of African mask types, design several masks, and create an example of an African ceramic mask in this 5th grade through High School Art lesson. The lesson can take anywhere from 6 lessons to 16 lessons. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students research and observe the patterns and colors in Asimevo cloh of the Ewe people of Ghana in Africa. They compare the Asimevo cloth to other African textiles, such as Kete, Adinkra, and Kente cloth. They then create visual representations of woven Ewe cloth by repeating patterns and changing the orientation of their papers. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students research people of African descent, identify the person's achievements and contributions made to society. Afterwards, they draw a sketch of the person researched, and write a summary of their findings. Students include important symbols of the country's flag and other descriptive designs. Full Review »
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