LizWeinsteinsocialstudies


 * Lesson Topic and Description:** African Country Research

**__Focus on Concepts__**
Identifying country, locate country and capital on map, research major current events in the country (list three major events in the past 10 years). Identify main languages, ethnic groups, religions, date of independence and from whom, main resources, major physical features, GDP Per capita, use internet currency conversions to convert the money into American Dollars. (LEVEL OF THINKING QUESTIONS:Comprehension or Understanding level 2)

‍‍ **__Provision for Acceleration and Compression of Content__**
LEVEL OF THINKING QUESTIONS: Analysis or Analyzing Level 4)
 * read current events articles given in class to be read at home
 * ‍‍students are given histories of different countries to read at home and create connections and compare and contrast the countries and their histories (Conflict in Darfur, Apartheid in South Africa, Genocide in Rwanda)
 * use a double bubble map to compare and contrast the Hutu's and the Tutsi's(Level 2)

LEVEL OF THINKING QUESTIONS: Evaluation or Creating Level 6)
 * ‍‍ **__Enrichment__**
 * ‍‍Continue reserach on a recent current event.
 * Discuss international ramifications.
 * How does the conflict in that country affect its neighboring countries and the international community (including the U.S.)?
 * Write a reaction to 2 of the following questions:
 * What if the conflict did not end?
 * What if more countries got involved?
 * When should countries like the U.S. intercede in the international conflicts of other countries?
 * What if the U.N. did not intercede?
 * How could a different outcome help the minority population?
 * How does this conflict affect people in the US?
 * was the conflict justified? Give two reasons

**__More Advanced Reading and Vocabulary__**
Define the following terms: ramifications rationing intercede apartheid cultural misunderstanding genocide ethnic cleansing LEVEL OF THINKING QUESTIONS: Knowledge or Remembering Level1

**__Interdisciplinary Connections__**
economics, culture, geography, language arts (research)

**__Fosters Creative Expression__**
students will use the information they have found to create a poster