HWC Day 21 - Sub-Saharan Africa Wrap-Up

Objectives:  Identify and dispel misconceptions about Africa.  Describe the impact of apartheid on historical and contemporary developments in South Africa.  Explore select contemporary issues in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Task:  Good afternoon!  When you arrive to class, please open up regional study part III.  We'll begin class with a review of apartheid in South Africa.  Then, we'll spend the last portion of class exploring select issues in contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa.

Homework:

• Wednesday, March 2 - Unit 2 Test
• Wednesday, March 2 - Unit 2 SJS due on class blog
• Thursday, March 3 - "West Comes East" reflection due on class blog by 11:30 am
• Thursday, March 3 - Unit 3 map "due"
• Friday, March 4 - Unit 3 Regional Study, Part I (Armenian Genocide) due in class
• Monday, March 7 - Unit 3 Regional Study, Part II (Orientalism) due in class
• Tuesday, March 8 - "Roots of Muslim Rage" rdg. quiz
• Wednesday, March 9 - Perspectives in History packet due in class - START THIS EARLY!
• Thursday, March 10 - Unit 3 Map Quiz
• Friday, March 11 - Regional Study Part III (Comparing Saudi Arabia & Iran)
• Friday, March 11 - Unit 3 PDP due on class blog
• Monday, March 14 - Regional Study Parts IV (Transcaucasia) & Part V (Contemporary Issues) due 
• Monday, March 14 - Unit 3 PDC due on class blog
• Tuesday, March 15 - Unit 3 Test
• Tuesday, March 15 - Unit 3 SJS due on class blog

Extending Class Discussion:

"Map: China's Stereotypes of Africa, from 'Chaotic Somalia' to 'Awesome' Gambia" by Warner Brown (Foreign Policy, 9/30/2015)

  Lost Generation of Sudan from Operation Broken Silence on Vimeo.