Week 24
World Study Assignments
Bennett
5 Points Each for Class and Homework Assignments (Approximately 30 per quarter)
10 Points Each for Minor Papers & Tests
100 Points for Major Papers & Projects
200 Points Chicago History Fair
Final Exam = 10% of Semester Grade
Due
EXTRA
CREDIT
THURSDAY
February 24,
2005
FRIDAY
February 25,
2005
Complete
– Points
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from 3-15
based on
thoughtful
review
Assignment
Attend ANY of the African-American Club’s Events
Attendance must be verified with a written review (preferably typed) of the
event and its historical/cultural significance. Include details of the event, what
you learned and how it connects to our study of Africa.
Remember – ALL culture and history is YOUR culture and history – we live in
ONE WORLD.
Choose a COUNTRY and an ISSUE in Africa to Research
Visit www.pbs.org/mnet/africa to explore regions and countries,
or any other good website – there are many! Follow some of the
links to current issues. CHOOSE a country and an ISSUE that
interests you – that you would like to know MORE about! Please
go somewhere you do NOT know already! Write a brief paragraph
about what interests you in that country, its relative location, and
the current issue you will use as your FOCUS POINT.
Report BASIC Research on COUNTRY and ISSUE
Basic geography, landforms, climate, history outline and issue –
should take you 5 minutes to report orally FROM NOTES (which
will be collected). Example: The United States is located in North America,
South of Canada and North of Mexico. Population is approximately 295,500,000, just under
5% of the world’s population controlling much of the world’s wealth. Inhabited by native
tribes until the 17th century, the area was colonized by Great Britain, France, Spain and the
Netherlands, with the colonies declaring independence in 1776 and establishing a
constitutional democracy, based on capitalism and notions of individual freedom. Much of
its wealth was developed through the labor of slaves imported in bondage from Africa, who
were not freed until the Civil War in the mid-nineteenth century. Questions of immigration
and equal rights continue to be major divisive forces internally, as does the country’s
“superpower” status in the world and the impact of economic and cultural “imperialism”.
The issue that most interests me is how capitalism and the pursuit of wealth has influenced
the social and cultural evolution of the country since colonial times.
MONDAY
February 28,
2005
WEDNESDAY
March 1, 2005
I would then be able to talk on the issues – tell what I know and what I need to
find out.
Chapter 4 > Read Sections 2-5, pages 85-105.
Please make post-it notes on key ideas and information,
using the format of titles and bullets. Also, check out the
website below for an interactive visit to Africa. Play the
African Challenge game to assess your knowledge. Extra
credit if you do, and email me with your score.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/index.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/challenge.html
Pan Africa Congress
Students will prepare for a “congress” of African nations to
discuss relationships, issues, grievances, concerns with
neighbors, requests for assistance, and problems that
concern all nations. Discussions will be run like the United
Nations, with students speaking for their countries.
Specifics on presentations and format will be uploaded by
Monday.