HWC Day 15 - Defining Africa

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Objectives:  Identify the countries, cities, and bodies of water in Sub-Saharan Africa.  Identify and dispel misconceptions about Sub-Saharan Africa.

Task:   Bonjour!  When you come to class, clear your desk of everything except a pen or pencil and pick up the hand-out from the podium.  We'll spend the first portion playing a game to review the Africa map in preparation for Monday's quiz.  Then, we'll form a discussion circle to consider the social constructs that shape our perceptions of Africa.  Finally, we'll end class with a song to review the map of Africa.

Homework:

• TODAY - Part B of Africa Regional Study due IN CLASS
• Monday, February 23 - Africa map quiz (study guide on the Moodle)
• Tuesday, February 24 - African nationalists readings & notes due in class
• Wednesday, February 25 - Part C of Africa Regional Study due IN CLASS
• Thursday, February 26 - Reading quiz on G&D pp. 163-183 (reading notes may be used)
• Friday, February 27 - Parts D-F of Africa Regional Study due IN CLASS
• Monday, March 2 - Unit 2 Test
• Monday, March 2 - Africa current events due in NoodleTools "HWC Africa Current Events" dropbox
• Friday, April 24 - Field trip to the Museum of Jewish Heritage, NYC

Extending class discussions:

• "An African Voice" (Atlantic, 8/2/2000)
• "After Empire: Chinua Achebe and 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)