Free Rice

Rice up against hunger

Friday, February 19, 2016

HWC Day 15 - Africa Map Quiz & History Presentations

Test your knowledge of the news:



Objectives:  Reflect on the culture and geography of Sub-Saharan Africa.  Investigate the great kingdoms and civilizations of Africa.  Assess knowledge of Africa map.

Task:  Happy Friday!  When you arrive to class, please clear your desks and get out a pen or pencil in preparation for the map quiz.  You'll have the first 30 minutes of class to complete the quiz.  If you finish early, please work on your unit 2 homework.  After everyone has finished the quiz, we'll watch the presentations on the history of Africa.

Homework:
  • TODAY - Africa map quiz (study guide on Schoology)
  • Monday, February 22 - Part B of Africa Regional Study ("Achievable Dreams?") due in class - START THIS EARLY!!!
  • Tuesday, February 23 - Reading quiz on G&D pp. 163-183
  • Tuesday, February 23 - Unit 2 PDPs due on class blog
  • Wednesday, February 24 - African Nationalist Note Sheet due in class
  • Thursday, February 25 - Part C of Africa Regional Study ("Confronting the Past")
  • Friday, February 26 - Unit 2 PDCs due on class blog
  • Monday, February 29 - Unit 2 Test
  • Monday, February 29 - Unit 2 SJS due on class blog
Topics Under Consideration:
  • Axum (Aksum) Empire (c. 100 - 900 CE) - Ben, Sam, Katie
  • Kingdom of Ghana (c. 830 - 1235 CE) - Amanda, Kate, Steven
  • Mali Empire (c. 1230 - 1600 CE) - Garrett, Joel, Ethan B.
  • Songhai Empire (c. 1375 - 1591) - Reba, Kaleigh
  • Ethiopian Empire (c. 1137 - 1975) - Sam, Kylee, Nicole
  • Benin Empire (c. 900s-1500s) - Quinn, Erik
  • Great Zimbabwe (c. 1000 -1500) - Shannon, Jos, Bailey
  • Kongo Kingdom (c. 1400 - 1575) - Chris, Tommy, Ethan S.

No comments:

Post a Comment