HWC Day 17 - Considering Africa

Objectives:  Investigate the great kingdoms and civilizations of Africa.  Identify and dispel misconceptions about Africa.

Task:  Good afternoon!  When you arrive to class, please clear your desk of everything except for a pen or pencil.  You'll have the first 30 minutes of class to complete your reading quiz.  When you finish, please work on "The Scramble for Africa" (you'll need a computer to complete part II).  Then, we'll finish our discussion on part B of the Africa Regional Study.

Homework:

• TODAY - Reading quiz on G&D pp. 163-183
• TODAY - 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
• Tuesday, March 1 - Unit 2 Test
• Tuesday, March 1 - Unit 2 SJS due on class blog

Extending Class Discussion:

• "An African Voice" (The Atlantic, 8/2/2000)
• "After Empire: Chinua Achebe & the Great African Novel" (New Yorker, 5/26/2008)

Race as a Social Construct:

• American Anthropological Association Statement on "Race" (5/17/1998)
• "Study: Stereotypes Drive Perceptions of Race" (NPR, 2/11/2014)