Unit+5-Africa

=Readings: =

__**Work Day**__ What are the most common errors made in research papers and how do we correct them. || * Due dates for final drafts individually determined || * Work on research paper revisions What impact did European colonialism have on the people and future nations of Africa? ||  ||   ||   || =Africa Issues Slide Show Competition= Extra Credit--0-5% (CP) Required grade--50 pts (Honors-Juniors) Requirements:
 * = =Lesson= ||= =Due= ||= =Agenda= ||= =Resources= ||
 * = **Research Essay**
 * Conferences on rough drafts || * Cart #10 ||
 * = **Colonialism and Independence in Africa: Belgian __Congo__**
 * Topic approved by Miss B.
 * 10 + slides
 * 1 title slide
 * Topic
 * Structure
 * Student Name
 * 1 credits slide with sources (at end)
 * 8+ content slides with visuals
 * Use a structure to organize your presentation, and have it approved beforehand
 * Cause/Effect
 * Compare/Contrast
 * Problem/Solution
 * Sequence
 * 3 or more sources required for content/information + picture sources (need not be noted in credits)
 * Presented orally and visually
 * Shared to Miss B in googledocs __**before**__ day of presentation
 * Two students in same block compete head to head on same topic--must both be here and present on same day.
 * Judging 50% by classmates, 50% by Miss B
 * Winner gets higher % bump(CP) higher grade (Honors)--top student in class gets extra 1% on MP4
 * Following instructions on project/meeting requirements
 * Informative/Good Info and sources/Well communicated
 * Interesting/Creative/Motivating/Inspiring/Humorous


 * = **Africa Topics** ||
 * Poverty ||
 * Celebrity Aid ||
 * Famine and Hunger ||
 * Sleeping sickness ||
 * Malaria ||
 * AIDS ||
 * Wildlife and Environmental Issues ||
 * Language and Religion ||
 * Christian/Muslim Expansion ||
 * Food and Clothing ||
 * Music and Art ||
 * Child Soldiers ||
 * Somalian Pirates ||
 * Rwanda Genocide ||
 * Darfur Genocide ||
 * Blood Diamonds ||
 * Apartheid in S Africa ||

African Issues PSAs
Rosling: Population Growth and Poverty 60 Minutes on Genocide