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- 4th - 7th
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Students, based on the book Great Migration by Jacob Lawrence, create a wall hanging depicting the migration north by African Americans in the early part of this century. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students examine the roles that natural events (such as droughts), population growth and other human factors play on land use and food supply. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students investigate early African civilizations. They create Kufi hats, musical instruments, pottery and African masks, sing songs, play African studenT games, and participate in a feast and tour of a museum where their artwork is displayed. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students investigate early and Medieval African Kingdoms. They label locations on a map, record information in a journal, read and discuss folk tales, compare/contrast various kingdoms, and write an expository paragraph. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students study the myths of various African cultures and of the Mayan people. They identify unique characteristics of African myths and Mayan myths. They define and recognize the style and tone of the Mayan myths and create their own myths and folk tales. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students identify and locate the continent of Africa on a globe or map. They locate on a classroom map of Africa the place of origin of the myths/stories being read in class. They discover that the peoples of Africa and their stories are widespread. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students are introduced to the characteristics of folktales and their purpose. As a class, they listen to a folktale, answer questions about the characters and share which part they enjoyed the best. In groups, they compare and contrast the various folktales they have had read to them and work together to make puppets of the characters. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students examine the Great Migration of African Americans to the North from the South. After reading a primary source document, they respond to the letter given a set of questions. In groups, they research the funding for white and black schools in the South and examine the economic situations of share-croppers. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students read "Team Ethiopia Dazzles in Going the Distance" from The New York Times and discuss the impact these athletes have had on their country. Students work in groups to research different African nations that have participated in the Olympics and how the games have affected their researched country. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore how water-related events are portrayed in literature. They read excerpts from The Grapes of Wrath and discuss climatic events that have led to human dramas. They research an event and write a fictional story. Full Review »
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