Assessment 1 - Inquiry Assignment
Objectives -
Students will be able to:
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- investigate and share some current data related to African nations
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- utilize multiple primary and secondary sources in answering an essential question to the inquiry assignment
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- explain the significance of the names of some African nations
Activity:
The class will be divided into groups of four, and each group will select an African nation to investigate. Each group will be creating a poster on its country. The poster will be divided into four sections. In the center will be a small map of the country, with the capital and other major cities and physical features labeled. The group will be responsible for creating the map, but each member of the group will provide information for each of the four sections:
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- Name origin and information
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- Physical and cultural geography
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- Significant historical events
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- Current data and statistics
After the assignment is introduced, and the groups are established, the class will need to be taken to the school library at least once to use atlases, books, computers, and other necessary resources. Specific sources will be provided to student based upon section of African nation. The students will research the information for their section and complete the poster. The Inquiry Assignment will be explained at the end of Lesson #2, and will probably require two or three class periods to complete (in addition to student collaboration in their own time). Lastly, the groups will present their projects to the class. The presentations should occur just prior to the unit exam.
The students will be graded on: following instructions, visual presentation, content in the four sections, oral presentation.
Assessment - Unit Exam
Objectives
- Students will be able to:
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- demonstrate mastery of historical and geographical skills
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- demonstrate an understanding of content covered in unit
Activity:
Students will take class period to complete unit exam. Unit exam will cover key terms, people, events, and themes of early African history. The exam will also have two short essay questions:
1. Legacy of Slavery question
2. Film Question
