Africa_Oral_Tradition

=Africa Oral Tradition= //Developed in collaboration with Mrs. Darnell and Mrs. Gogarty// Resources


 * Timeline for Africa lesson **

Summer reading: __Things Fall Apart__ by Chinua Achebe

English - Africa Oral Tradition
9/14 Day 1 African storyteller – sharing the African oral tradition 9/18 Day 2 English: Mrs. Dahlstrom modeled storytelling – call and response – “Strength” – OPAC 9/19 Day 3 English – OPAC 9/20 Day 4 English – online research – countries - CultureGrams 10/3 Day 5 English – double period – presentations in fire circles in courtyard

Social Studies - Africa Travel Brochure w/National Geographic Introduction


10/4 Day 1 Social Studies Introduction; __National Geographic__ lesson; Grolier maps 10/5 Day 2 Social Studies Introduction –response to __National Geographic__ articles - sharing 10/6 Day 3 Social Studies OPAC - books 10/9 Day 4 Social Studies - Online Reference 10/10 Day 5 Social Studies - Graphics 10/11 Day 6 Social Studies – Bibliographies ** Next Time  ** ·   Have Social Studies and English timelines line up better. ·  Start with National Geographic lesson.