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Friday, September 21, 2012

HWC Day 18 - Geography & Historiography



Objective: Identify and label countries, cities, bodies of water and major geographic features of Sub-Saharan Africa.  Compare and contrast the portrayal of Africa and Africans in American popular culture to political, social, and cultural realities.

Task:  After you record the daily objective, we'll spend a bit of time playing a game to review the Africa maps.  Then we'll spend some time in a discussion circle to review Part B of the Africa Regional Study.  Finally, we'll spend the remainder of class examining the historiography of Africa with a lecture/discussion on the implications of agency and periodization.


Homework:
  • Monday, 9/24 - "Whole New Mind" reflections due on VoiceThread by 7:35 am
  • Monday, 9/24 - Africa map quiz
  • Monday, 9/24 - African nationalist readings due in class
  • Tuesday, 9/25 - Part C of Africa Regional Study due
  • Wednesday, 9/26 - Parts D-F of Africa Regional Study due
  • Thursday, 9/27 - Textbook reading (pp. 172-183) due
  • Friday, 9/28 - Unit 2 Test

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