Tuesday Jan. 12: We finished watching the portion of Roots I planned to show. Students then began working on an illustrated map of the Journey of Kunta Kinte (see directions below)
Draw a COLORFUL map that illustrates Kunta Kinte’s journey from Africa to America. Include images and words to describe 4 key events on his journey.
For each event, draw a small illustration on the map and explain the event in at least 3 sentences on the back of the paper.
Wednesday Jan. 13: I discussed the impact of Imperialism on Africa, students analyzed some statistics about the Slave Trade and worked on the Roots map. Packets are due Friday. Here is a list of assignments so far:
1. Daily Appetizers
2. Ghana, Mali or Songhai pp. 157-169
3. Ancient Africa, McDougal Littell DVD
4. African Trading 1400s Map
5. Roots I
6. Roots II
7. Roots III
8. Roots IV
9. Roots Map and Turning Points Paragraphs
10. Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Our unit final will be next Friday. A study guide will be forthcoming.
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