AFRICA
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Book Study Africa and China
book_study_china_or_africa.docx
Assignment #1 Geography and Culture
HW: Read Africa Culture below and fill in the African Culture Questions below. (10 pts)
African Culture
African Culture Questions
In Class: Geography of Africa PP
The Single Story - Ted Talk
https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?language=en
Assignment #2 History of Colonization
In-Class: PowerPoint on Imperialism
Video on Red Rubber:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grYjrdbDHOc
Why isn't Africa wealthy?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW46xDXNO3Q
Assignment #3 Independence
HW: Use these documents for the Socratic Seminar. (15 pts - see rubric below)
Independence for Africa
Socratic Seminar Rubric
socratic_on_colonialism.docx
What have the Romans done for us?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvPbj9NX0zc
Assignment #3 Sudan/Congo
In Class:
Sudan and South Sudan
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKhS_VhB-rY
Refugee Crisis: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JaVYsMoc8-mHXRr8_MWmR561dHmIP_M7DO7MKS7oA7s/edit
In-Class: Crash Course on Congo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uArRzwKHvE&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNjasccl-WajpONGX3zoY4M&index=21
Mubutu's Palace
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-24386990
Child Soldiers 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXSMN07_UwA&feature=emb_logo
Assignment #4
Somalia
somalia_2018.pptx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clsarDL0RQY
Vice's Famine in Somalia
https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&ei=UTF-8&p=vice+somalia&type=E211US105G0#id=2&vid=d0ca4d9396b93c18c67b31f9a76dec25&action=click
Assignment #5 Rwanda
In-Class: MAP QUIZ (25 pts)
Rwanda Background PP
In-Class: Film Hotel Rwanda
Rwanda Reuter
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/04/06/magazine/06-pieter-hugo-rwanda-portraits.html?smid=fb-nytimes&link=google
Assignment #6 South Africa
Soweto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOU15CQL2Mc
HW: Read https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-04-06/south-africas-imperfect-progress-20-years-after-truth-reconciliation-commission
Hand in a paragraph on your reaction to the article. Does it appear that South Africa has made drastic improvements for the Black people that live there, or was the Truth and Reconciliation Committee a worthy idea that didn't come to fruition?
In-Class: South Africa 2017 PP
Assignment #7 Child Soldiers/Uganda
Invisible Children: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc&has_verified=1
Article on Kony and Child Soldiers
kony’s_children__the_former_child_soldiers_of_uganda.gdoc
Idi Amin Parody: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdxnTuPwflI
Idi Amin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF6EcwVY_B4
Assignment #8 Modern Day Slavery/Blood Diamonds
HW: Read Conflict Diamonds and answer questions.
Conflict Diamonds Natural Resource Curse
In-Class: From Military Engagements to Engagement Rings PP
True Story of Blood Diamonds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eThlmx7w9r0&t=1502s
Modern Day Slavery
Test (100 pts)