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AUTHOR Lynn, KarenTITLE Topical Research: Africa.PUB DATE 2001-00-00NOTE 19p.

PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Teacher (052)EDRS PRICE MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.DESCRIPTORS Area Studies; Foreign Countries; Geographic Regions; Global

Education; *Information Sources; *Library Skills; *ResearchSkills; Secondary Education; Skill Development; SocialStudies; Student Evaluation; *Student Research

IDENTIFIERS *Africa; National Social Studies Standards

ABSTRACTThis lesson plan can be used in social studies, language

arts, or library research. The instructional objective is for students toselect a topic of study relating to Africa, write a thesis statement, collectinformation from media sources, and develop a conclusion. The teacher mayassign the lesson for written or oral evaluation. The teacher prepares atopic list to guide students to the preferred area of study and research. Thelesson plan requires the student to use libraries and to: (1) use studyskills to complete tasks, monitor success, and record and restructureinformation; (2) use research skills to evaluate, select, record, andreorganize information; (3) use reference skills to locate information from avariety of sources; and (4) use critical thinking skills to solve researchproblems. (BT)

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THE FOLLOWING SAMPLE SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING LESSON HAS BEEN

ORGANIZED TO COMPLY WITH SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS SKILL

ACQUISITION:

1) SELECT A TOPIC FOR RESEARCH USING AN APPROPRIATE THESIS

STATEMENT.

2) DOCUMENT SOURCES BY FOOTNOTE AND BIBLIOGRAPHY.

3) SYNTHESIZE INFORMATION AND OPINION FROM CONFLICTING SOURCES.

IDEALLY, STUDENT SKILL PROFICIENCY AND FAMILIARITY WITH COMPUTER

DATA WILL INCREASE.

INCLUDED IS A LIST OF SUGGESTED RESEARCH TOPICS.

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TEACHER PLANNING GUIDE:

1. WARM UP: WHAT BRIEF TASK CAN I USE TO FOCUS STUDENTS'

ATTENTION TO AFRICA? (SUGGESTION: READ FROM A CURRENT

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE)

2. OBJECTIVE:WHAT IS THE PRIMARY INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS OF MY

LESSON?

(SUGGESTION: LEARN ABOUT AFRICA; APPLY RESEARCH SKILLS "THE

STUDENT WILL...")

3. DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES: HOW WILL STUDENTS BE AIDED WITH

CONSTRUCTING MEANING, ORGANIZING INFORMATION, AND RETAINING

INFORMATION? (SUGGESTION: STUDENT WILL DEVELOP THESIS STATEMENT,

PREPARE RESEARCH NOTES USING INDEX CARDS OR OUTLINE, WILL PRESENT

INFORMATION FOR EVALUATION.)

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4. PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE: WHAT HABITS OF MIND WILL BE

INTRODUCED, EMPHASIZED, AND /OR REINFORCED? (SUGGESTION: STUDENTS

WILL PROCESS AND EVALUATE CONTENT FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES BY

APPLYING COMPREHENSION SKILLS.)

5. GUIDED PRACTICE ACTIVITIES: WHICH EXTENDING AND REFINING

THINKING PROCESSES ARE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR THIS PARTICULAR

LESSON? (SUGGESTION: SELECT: COMPARISON, CLASSIFICATION,

INDUCTION, DEDUCTION, ERROR ANALYSIS, ANALYSIS OF PERSPECTIVES,

ABSTRACTION, AND/OR CONSTRUCTING SUPPORT.)

6. INDEPENDENT ACTIVITIES/MEANINGFUL-USE TASKS: DECISION

MAKING, PROBLEM SOLVING, INVESTIGATION, EXPERIMENTAL INQUIRY,

AND/OR INVENTION.

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7. ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES: WHICH FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

STRATEGIES WILL BE USED TO ENSURE THAT STUDENT PROGRESS IS

MONITORED FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END OF THE LESSON? (SUGGESTION:

TEACHER ACCEPTANCE OF TOPIC THESIS STATEMENT; OUTLINE OR

NOTECARD REVIEW; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ORAL/WRITTEN PRESENTATION.)

O. CLOSURE ACTIVITY: HOW DOES THE LESSON RELATE TO THE STUDENT

AND THE WORLD HE/SHE INHABITS? (SUGGESTION: STUDENTS WILL

COMPLETE ESSAY RELATING TO THE VARIOUS TOPICS PRESENTED THROUGH

STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS.)

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OBJECTIVE: THE STUDENT WILL DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO RETRIEVE

RESEARCH DATA RELEVANT TO AFRICAN STUDIES.

OBJECTIVE: THE STUDENT WILL SELECT A TOPIC FOR RESEARCH; DEVELOP A

THESIS/PROBLEM STATEMENT; SYNTHESIZE RESEARCH; AND COMPILE A

FOOTNOTE PAGE AND A CHRONOLOGICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY.

EXAMPLE: 1) FROM THE SAMPLE RESEARCH TOPIC LIST, A STUDENT HAS

SELECTED MALARIA AS A TOPIC FOR RESEARCH. 2) THE STUDENT WILL

RESEARCH NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER RELATED SOURCES (IDEALLY, CD-ROM

MAGAZINE DATA BASE), SUMMARIZING INFORMATION. 3) THE STUDENT WILL

INTERPRET/ANALYZE THE INFORMATION AND DEVELOP A CONCLUSION.

DIRECTIONS TO THE STUDENT:

DESCRIBE THE PERSON/PLACE/SITUATION/PROBLEM, CLEARLY AND

SPECIFICALLY COMPARE SOURCES WRITE YOUR PERSONAL

INTERPRETATION/SOLUTION AS A CONCLUSION.

TOPIC: MALARIA7

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PROBLEM: MALARIA IS A SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEM WITHIN AFRICA.

SOURCES:

(1) 25% OF THE DEATHS OF AFRICAN CHILDREN FROM 1-4 YEARS OF

AGE ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO MALARIA.

HUMAN TESTING AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBIA

REGARDING SYNTHETIC MALARIA VACCINE . . ."NONE OF THE

VACCINEES DEVELOPED SEVERE ILLNESS. . ." (1)

(2). . .(NEXT SOURCE)

(3). . .(NEXT SOURCE)

FOOTNOTES

(1) 3/30/88. "COLOMBIA RESEARCHERS TEST SYNTHETIC MALARIA

VACCINE", THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION (A13).

CHRONOLOGICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY

1988. MARCH 30. WIRPSA, LESLIE GAYE. "COLOMBIA RESEARCHERS TEST

SYNTHETIC MALARIA VACCINE", THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

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RESEARCH IDEAS/TOPICS

A

EMBASSIES: AFRICAN COUNTRIES DC INFORMATION, 202 AREA CODE

WORLD BANK

MALARIA

UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO)

WEST AFRICA MAGAZINE

SLASH AND BURN AGRICULTURE

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES (CITES)

FORD FOUNDATION

ADULT EDUCATION

THE AFRICAN FUND

UNICEF

THESIS EXAMPLE: NGOS ARE NOT NEUTRAL CHANNELS IN WORKING WITH

BOTH DONOR AND RECIPIENT COUNTRIES.

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B

BAOBAB

THESIS EXAMPLE: THE BAOBAB TREE IS RECOGNIZABLE IN AFRICAN

LANDSCAPES, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND POETRY.

BURKINA FASO

BURUNDI: HUTU

C

CHAD

THESIS EXAMPLE: MALNUTRITION IS A CONCERN IN CHAD.

CAMEROON: MONGO BETI

D

DJIBOUT DJIBOUTI IS A VITAL LINK BETWEEN ADDIS ABABA AND

SEAPORTS.

E

ETHIOPIA: ADDIS ABABA

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EGYPT: HORATIO HERBERT KITCHENER

THESIS EXAMPLE: KITCHENER WAS VIEWED AS A "MAJOR PLAYER" IN THE

DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA.

F

FRENCH COLONIES

THESIS EXAMPLE: CULTURAL MUTATION HAS TAKEN PLACE IN FRENCH

COLONIES.

G

GHANA: DIRGES (DANCE/MUSIC/POETRY/SONG)

GHANA: SCHOOLS (ACCRA: LINCOLN COMMUNITY SCHOOL, CHRIST THE KING

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, GHANA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, THE RIDGE

SCHOOL; TEMA: THE VALCO SCHOOL; SEKONDI: FIJAI SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST.

JOHN'S SCHOOL; KUMASI: ASANTEMAN SECONDARY SCHOOL, KUMASI HIGH

SCHOOL, KUMASI ACADEMY.

THESIS EXAMPLE: THE SCHOOLS OF GHANA HAVE PRODUCED WELL-EDUCATED

ADULTS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A "BRAIN-DRAIN" TO THE WEST.

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GHANA: KENTE

GHANA: EWE

GHANA: KWAME NKRUMAH

GHANA: J.J. RAWLINGS

H

HIPPOPOTAMUS

THESIS EXAMPLE: THE HIPPOPOTAMUS CONTRIBUTES TO THE AFRICAN

ECOLOGY.

IVORY COAST

THESIS EXAMPLE: COTE D'IVOIRE IS DEPENDENT UPON WORLD COCOA PRICES.

J

JOHANNESBURG

THESIS EXAMPLE: JOHANNESBURG DEVELOPED DUE TO THE LOCATION OF

NATURAL RESOURCES.

K

KENYA: MAASAI OF MATAPATO

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THESIS EXAMPLE: THE MAASAI ARE CONTESTING THE EXPANSION OF

WILDLIFE RESERVES.

KENYA: SCHOOLS (NAIROBI: INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF KENYA, RIFT VALLEY

ACADEMY, ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, LORETO CONVENT; THIKA: IMANI SCHOOL;

KITALE: MANOR HOUSE SCHOOL)

KENYA: DANIEL ARAP MOI

KENYA: ISAK DINESEN

L

LIBERIA: PORO, SANDE, SNAKE SOCIETIES (BAKONA/BAFREHN)

LIBERIA: SAMUEL K. DOE

THESIS EXAMPLE: DOE'S GOVERNMENT WAS THE CAUSALITY (RESULTING)IN

THE CIVIL WARS OF THE NINETIES.

M

MALI: MANDE BLACKSMITHS

MISSIONARY INTERPRETATIONS/DISTORTIONS

MALI: NIGER RIVER

MOZAMBIQUE: MAPUTO

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MOZAMBIQUE: RENAMO

MALI: TIMBUKTU/TOMBOUCTOU

THESIS EXAMPLE: HISTORICALLY, TIMBUKTU WAS AN ISLAMIC CENTER OF

KNOWLEDGE AND ARTS.

MALI: DOGON

MALI: DJENNE

N

NIGERIA: UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS

NIGERIA: YORUBA

THESIS EXAMPLE: THE YORUBA COMPETE FOR POWER IN NIGERIA.

NAMIBIA: WALVIS BAY

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OUAGADOUGON

P

PORTUGUESE COLONIES

THESIS EXAMPLE: FORCED LABOR FOR COMMODITY PRODUCTION WAS THE

PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTIC OF PORTUGUESE COLONIES.

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Q

QUAGGA

R

RWANDA

THESIS EXAMPLE: RWANDA, IN RECONSTRUCTING A "NATIONAL" COMMUNITY,

MUST RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM OF CONTEMPORARY RACISM.

S

SENEGAL: EHING FARMERS

SOUTH AFRICA: ZULU

SOUTH AFRICA: APARTHEID AND ANTI-APARTHEID

SOUTH AFRICA: PLATINUM AND RHODIUM

SOUTH AFRICA: AFRIKANERS

THESIS EXAMPLE: THE AFRIKANERS WERE A MIGRANT COMMUNITY.

SUDAN: SCHOOLS (KHARTOUM: AMERICAN SCHOOL, COMBONI COLLEGE, UNITY

SCHOOL)

SUDAN: PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY

SOUTH AFRICA: STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY

SOUTH AFRICA: SUN CITY

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SUDAN: DINKA

SOUTH AFRICA: LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO

SENEGAL: CHEIKH ANTA DIOP

T

TANZANIA: DR. LOUIS LEAKEY

THESIS EXAMPLE: OLDUVAI GORGE IS THE SITE OF HUMAN ORIGIN.

U

UGANDA: MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

UGANDA: ACHOLI

V

VICTORIA FALLS

THESIS EXAMPLE: VICTORIA FALLS IS A PHENOMENAL PHENOMENON OF

AFRICA.

W

WINDHOEK

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X

XHOSA

Y

YAOUNDE

Z

ZIMBABWE: SCHOOLS (UMTALI: MARYMOUNT COLLEGE, EAGLE SCHOOL;

HIGHLANDS: ST. JOHN'S SCHOOL; MARONDELLAS: SPRINGVALE SCHOOL,

RUZAWI SCH001).

ZAMBIA: LUSAKA

ZAIRE: UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA

ZAIRE: AMOEBIC DYSENTERY

ZAIRE: MOBUTU SESE SEKO

ZIMBABWE: ROBERT MUGABE

ZIMBABWE: PERI PERI (NATIONAL HOT SAUCE), SADZA (NATIONAL DISH),

NYEEMO (CHICK PEAS), BRAII (BARBEQUE GRILL), BILTONG (WILD GAME

JERKY)

THESIS EXAMPLE: FOODS ARE A SOURCE OF ETHNIC IDENTITY.

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TEACHER RESOURCE/READING LIST:

1988. DE VILLIERS. WHITE TRIBE DREAMING.

1988. DINESEN, ISAK. ON MODERN MARRIAGE AND OTHER OBSERVATIONS.

ETHNOHISTORY (JOURNAL)

FORD FOUNDATION

1971. LARSON, C. THE EMERGENCE OF AFRICAN FICTION.

1988. LEWIS, DAVID LEVERING. THE RACE TO FASHODA: EUROPEANCOLONIALISM AND AFRICAN RESISTANCE IN THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA.

MANCHESTER GUARDIAN WEEKLY

1988. MCNAUGHTON, PATRICK R. THE MANDE BLACKSMITHS: KNOWLEDGE,POWER AND ART IN WEST AFRICA.

1988. MUDIMBE, V.V. THE INVENTION OF AFRICA.

NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS CENTER, WASHINGTON, DC.

SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE

1988. SCHLOSS, MARC R. THE HATCHET'S BLOOD: SEPARATION, POWER, ANDGENDER IN EHING SOCIAL LIFE.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART.

SOUTH FLORIDA SCIENCE MUSEUM, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA.

1988. SPENCER, PAUL. THE MAASAI OF MATAPATO: A STUDY OF RITUALS OFREBELLION.

THE AFRICA FUND

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THE CENTER FOR AFRICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA.

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

THE NEW YORK TIMES

THE PALM BEACH POST

THE TAMPA TRIBUNE

THE WASHINGTON POST

THE WASHINGTON POST NATIONAL WEEKLY EDITION

ZAMBIA AIRWAYS

UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS.

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