Chapter 21: West Africa
 
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Bell ringers
 

 

Class work

F.Y.I. Due Dates, Enrichment

A-Day
Nov. 10, Tuesday


Triangle of Trade: Ivory Coast and slave trade routes


Triangle of Trade--Middle Passage
"Amazing Grace"

 

21.1 Physical Geography

Reading Strategy: Cooperative Reading--Read the section mentally highlighting the main ideas and fact/details. 
21.1 Main Idea Worksheet

 

Mini-lesson on source cards...

  • How

  • Why

  • Format

CHAPTER TEST REVIEW

 

Chapter Check List

 

 
Nov. 11, Wednesday
VETERAN'S DAY
NO SCHOOL
B-Day
Nov. 12, Thursday
 

 
DUE Nov. 13 & 16
* Three sources to begin research
* Three source cards for each

 
History of Veteran's Day
Arlington National Cemetery
A-Day
Nov. 13, Friday		 Connecting to Literature: Marriage is a Private Affair (2), page 473. 21.2 History and Culture: Time Line Flow Chart
Reading Strategy/Organizer and 21.2 Main Idea

Lost Boys of Sudan
Reaction Paper Due Nov. 12 and Nov. 13

General Writing Response Rubric
B-Day
Nov. 16, Monday
A-Day
Nov. 17, Tuesday
 Major Nigerian Ethnic Groups		 21.3 The Sahel Countries
Reading Strategy Cooperative Reading--Read the section mentally highlighting the main ideas and fact/details. 
21.3 Main Idea Worksheet

The Kingdom of Benin


 

 

A Slave on Three Continents
A timeline from childhood to free again.
B-Day
Nov. 18, Wednesday


Early Dismissal

 
A-Day
Nov. 19, Thursday
PC--Liberian Alligator
Write a hamburger paragraph explaining the meaning of the cartoon.  Include the inference made by the symbolism, the cause and effect relationship between the alligator and the U.S. and your conclusions. 		21.4 The Coastal Countries: Cooperative Reading--Read the section mentally highlighting the main ideas and fact/details. 
21.4 Main Idea Worksheet

Take a virtual tour to Togo--click the photo
Togolese boy selling baskets
B-Day
Nov. 20, Friday


DUE Nov. 19 & 20
20 note cards in correct format with source cards

Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum
African Voices
A-Day
Nov. 23, Monday

Chapter Test
Notebooks check
 

Use your time wisely to prepare for test and notebook check.

 
B-Day
Nov. 24, Tuesday

 

EXTRA CREDIT--5 points
FCAT Practice, page F483A and F483B

·         Writing Practice and Tips

·         Reading and Understanding

·         Math Practice

Label each section before answering questions. Your parents/guardians signature and rubric score must be on the written practice to verify that they have read your writing practice and scored it using the FCAT writing rubric .  The completed FCAT Practice should be placed in the Extra Credit section in you notebook.

EXTRA CREDIT--5 points

      Tumult and Transition in "Little America"  Smithsonian
The article is about Liberia; its history and its future.  Check out the article from Ms. England and write three paragraphs summarizing what you have learned.