2013 Contemporary Issues of Africa Lesson Date your papers: Friday, February 8, 2013

Day One: 1. Quiet Question: Type Two Prompt---Working with your partner, select TWO of the following political cartoons to examine and respond to. Refer back to your Decolonization Graphic Organizer and your Apartheid Interactive Notes to help you do this prompt. a) What is the relationship or the connections between the two chosen political cartoons? Explain. b) Using your notes from the previous two lessons, identify at least THREE SUPPORTIVE DETAILS/EXAMPLES that prove the messages of the chosen political cartoons. You must explain each…do not just list them.

Friday, February 8, Class: We are going to share the Type Two Prompts and create a class list of the issues Africa is currently facing. This class list will come from what we have learned already in this unit, from what you learned in the first unit’s Library Research Powerpoint, and from prior knowledge from other sources. Class List of Contemporary Issues Facing Africa 3. Class: Ms. Barben is going to do an Introduction to the Contemporary Issues Facing Africa Powerpoint, and you are to take notes in the provided graphic organizer. 4. Homework: Work on your notebook and study guide.

Monday, February 11, 2013 Day Two: 5. Class: Ms. Barben is going to finish her Introduction to the Contemporary Issues Facing Africa Powerpoint, and you are to take notes in the provided graphic organizer. 6. Homework: Work on notebook and study guide for upcoming end of unit test and notebook collection.

Tuesday, February 12, Groups: You will be broken up into small groups. And you will be assigned one of the contemporary issues facing Africa to research, take notes on, and to create an Annotated Illustration on for the group to learn from. Issues: Civil War in Sierra Leone and Blood Diamonds Child Soldiers and the dictator Kony Genocide in Darfur Genocide in Rwanda Somalia Famine

Group Project Resources: Ms. Barben’s Powerpoints uploaded on her Teacher Page Supplemental Readings uploaded on Teacher Page Sign out dvds from Ms. Barben’s Personal Library on issue You Tube United Streaming Film Clips uploaded on Teacher Page BBC: ca/ ca/ PBS: International Crisis Group: x.cfm?id=2700&1=1 x.cfm?id=2700&1=1 National Geographic Somalia-Failed State: /ngm/0207/feature3/index.html /ngm/0207/feature3/index.html Work Days---Class and Homework: Tuesday, Feb 12 Wednesday, Feb 13 Thursday, Feb 14 Friday, Feb 15 Learning Station Days: Wednesday, Feb 20 Thursday, Feb 21 Test Day and Notebook Collection: Friday, Feb 22

Group Project __________A) An Annotated Illustration is a detailed drawing of a historical scene. Key characteristics, events, people are incorporated into the scene like a photograph or an oil painting; they are integrated into the scene. IT IS NOT LIKE A COLLAGE! You cannot repeat aspects. Each of the main aspects is identified with either a number or letter that corresponds with the annotations below. You should use historical images you have downloaded from the computer of the actual events, places, etc … to be as historically accurate as possible and also to save time---SEVEN OF THE IMAGES MUST BE PRIMARY SOURCE VISUALS---actual photographs and images from the events. You may also draw in images and backgrounds to bring the scene to life. Each should be numbered from 1-15, so they correspond with the annotations/key. The illustrations should be in color. You may go beyond the minimum of FIFTEEN for extra credit points. __________B) There should be a minimum of FIFTEEN different historical aspects in the illustration for your assigned aspect. A and B together are worth 75 Points.

Group Project __________C) The Annotations are the key that explains what is happening in the illustration/scene. For each of the FIFTEEN historical images in the illustration, there should be THREE well-developed sentences that identify the facts, details, people, and events, for each historical image. The annotations should address Who, What, When, Where, How, Why, Importance, and Effects. A well-developed sentence should do at least one of the following: – Identify, define, and explain. – Provide examples, explain the evidence, and examine importance. – Examine cause and effect relationships. – And should also include key people, events, statistics, or a primary source quote Each annotation explanation should be written in your own words. This should be typed, spell-checked, grammar-checked, and edited for capitalization errors. It should be in Size 12 Calibri Font. It should be attached to the bottom of the poster, so when they are hung, people can read the annotations and look at the images at the same time. Worth 75 Points __________D) The annotations should correspond with your numbers, be typed, spell-checked, and grammar-checked. If not, it is 5% off the value of the activity. Comments:Total:/150 Points

Group Project: Annotated Illustration Requirements: You must address each required topic at least as many times as has been identified by Ms. Barben within your Annotated Illustration with different information. DO NOT REPEAT INFORMATION! Civil War in Sierra Leone and Blood Diamonds: Civil War---Two Sides and Issues Over---Address at least TWICE TIMES Connections to Blood Diamonds--- Address at least TWO TIMES What are Blood Diamonds---Address at least TWO TIMES Treatment of Workers/Victims--- Address at least FOUR TIMES Effects---Address at least FOUR TIMES Conflict Free Diamonds---The Kimberly Process---Address at least ONCE Child Soldiers: What are Child Soldiers---Address at least ONCE Who are the Child Soldiers---Address at least TWO TIMES Causes/Reasons for Child Soldiers--- Address at least THREE TIMES How they are obtained---Address at least TWO TIMES Jobs for Child Soldiers---Address at least TWO TIMES Treatment of Child Soldiers--- Address at least THREE TIMES Effects---Address at least ONCE Prevention---Address at least ONCE

Group Project: Annotated Illustration Requirements: You must address each required topic at least as many times as has been identified by Ms. Barben within your Annotated Illustration with different information. DO NOT REPEAT INFORMATION! Genocide in Darfur: Ethnic Conflict in Sudan---Address at least TWO TIMES Causes of Genocide in Darfur---Address at least ONE TIME How the Genocide Began---Address at least TWO TIMES Two Sides---Address at least TWO TIMES Role of Janjaweed---Address at least TWO TIMES Role of Government---Address at least ONE TIME Tactics---Address at least TWO TIMES Refugee Crisis---Address at least TWO TIMES International Responses---Address at least ONE TIME Genocide in Rwanda: Ethnic Hierarchy as Cause---Hutus versus Tutsis---Address at least TWO TIMES Role of Belgian Rule and Catholic Church as Cause---Address at least TWO TIMES Civil War and Militant Groups---Address at least ONE TIME Immediate Cause: Plane Crash and Death of President of Rwanda and President of Burundi---Address at least ONE TIME How the Genocide Begins---Address at least ONE TIME Tactics/Strategies---Address at least THREE TIMES Victims---Address at least TWO TIMES International Responses---Address at least TWO TIMES Post-Genocide Issues---Address at least ONE TIME

Group Project: Annotated Illustration Requirements: You must address each required topic at least as many times as has been identified by Ms. Barben within your Annotated Illustration with different information. DO NOT REPEAT INFORMATION! Somalia: Causes of Civil War---Address at least TWO TIMES Results of Civil War---Address at least TWO TIMES Mohammed Farah Aidid’s Rule---Address at least TWO TIMES Operation Restore Hope---Address at least TWO TIMES Battle of Mogadishu---Address at least TWO TIMES Blackhawk Down---Address at least ONE TIME United Nation’s Plans---Address at least ONE TIME War with Ethiopia---Address at least ONE TIME Piracy---Address at least TWO TIMES

Chunking of Group Project Day One: Tuesday, Feb 12 Break up parts of the project requirements and assign to each group member Go to Ms. Barben’s Teacher Page and access the detailed powerpoint that has been created on your topic Take notes in the graphic organizer Homework: Finish taking notes on your topic to share with group tomorrow Day Two: Wednesday, Feb 13 Go over the notes for the graphic organizer and make sure all group members have complete notes. Begin to print out the images for your sections and typed out the detailed descriptions for each image. Homework: Print out the rest of the images for your section and type out more of your detailed descriptions.

Chunking of Group Project Day Three: Thursday, Feb 14 Finish typing up your detailed descriptions and print them up. Begin to assemble the poster project with group members. Homework: Work on notebook and study guide. Day Four: Friday, Feb 15 Finish assembling all the parts of the poster project. Attach the completed group responsibility sheet to the back. Attach the grade sheet to the back. If you did not finish the group project, must finish over the weekend. Homework: Work on notebook and study guide.

Learning Station Days Learning Station Days: Wednesday, February 20 and Thursday, February 21, 2013 Test Day and Notebook Collection: Friday, February 22, 2013