Tuesday, March 26, 2019

African Art Links and Original Art Assignment

1st Link for Crowns:

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/310177


2nd Link for Crowns:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=621616&partId=1&searchText=kings+crown+africa&page=1


Individual, Original Art - Due, April 10

You will create a piece of artwork inspired by Africa.  This gives you a diverse range of objects, styles and formats to choose from. Like the African artists, you may create a practical object made beautiful or create a piece just for its beauty.  You may creatively re-use materials or use materials specifically for your artwork.  Look back over this sheet for types of artwork and inspiration.  The requirements are below.  If it is NOT specifically discussed below, then it is likely okay!

Your piece of art MUST:
·       Be small enough to comfortably and safely be displayed on a school desk
·       Qualify as visual art
·       Be original
·       Contain only school appropriate images
·       Demonstrate inspiration from/connection to something from our Africa studies

Your piece of art May:
·       Be a Tinga Tinga painting or any other art item we viewed/read about
·       Be something different from the art we viewed/read about

Artwork Evaluation
_______ (40) Piece is complete, original and follows all requirements
________(5) Artist has attached their first and last name in some way to the piece.
________(25) Piece reflects inspiration from some aspect of Africa or African art.

________(30) Artist EXPLAINS their inspiration and process clearly and completely in a written statement turned in with their piece of art.

Monday, March 25, 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa Map Quiz - April 3

Reminder:  We are not making a political map for this unit, so use the one in the textbook, or a current one from online to study.

These are the physio-graphic features from the map that may be on the quiz and unit test:

water features
Red Sea                             Mediterranean Sea                          Gulf of Guinea                  
Mozambique Channel       Indian Ocean                                   Atlantic Ocean
Nile River (all)                  Niger River                                      Congo River 
Lake Victoria                    Victoria Falls                                    Zambezi River

mountains 
Atlas Mountains, Ethiopian Highlands, Mt. Kilimanjaro.

deserts
Sahara, Namib, Kalahari, Arabian

other
Congo Rain-forest, Sahel Zone


These are the countries and capitals than may be on the quiz and unit test:

Sudan  - Khartoum
South Sudan  -  Juba
Ethiopia
Somalia
Kenya  - Nairobi
Tanzania
Madagascar
Mozambique
South Africa
Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - Kinshasa
Nigeria
Mali
Ghana

Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Textbook Pages and Video Links

I will update this as the unit goes along.

Textbook:

Pages read to complete the "African Early Civilizations, Colonial Era ..." chart: 634-641, 666-671, 692-699, and 729-725.

Pages read with the 3Gs Colonization Booklet: 621, 669-670, 717-719.

Pages for Homework 3/25/19 (prep for Sudan Snapshot): 650-653.


Videos for Ancient Civilizations:


Climate 101: Deforestation | National Geographic   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic-J6hcSKa8  2:48

Ancient West African Megacities  6:10  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9LkpJdll9A

Sundiata as told by The Lion King  2:41  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnv-r2fN3CY


Background on Sudan:

7 Facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb_dyRcckrQ

UNICEF work to reunite families: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fobpgkhyO8g

Videos on Salva Dut and Guinea Worms:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuLbHz7k9xg    Salva's Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd9mvyTcB6A  Guinea Worm Life Cycle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCB1A2gFvuU  Carter Foundation

Madagascar and The Congo:

Tsingy de Bemaraha


Congo Basin Animals


Joy in the Congo



Monday, March 18, 2019

4th Nine Weeks Important Dates

As always, this is a work in progress.  ðŸ˜Š


Tuesday & Wednesday, March 19 & 20 - Practice STAAR  (sorry)
Wednesday, April 3 - Africa Map Quiz
Wednesday, April 10 - African Inspired Art due, BOC
Friday, April 12 - Wednesday, April 17 - Africa Unit Test
Friday, April 19 - Good Friday Holiday
Wed. M ay 15 - Asia Unit Test
Friday, May 17 - Contient, Country or Culture Project Due, BOC - will present over the next few days
Monday & Tuesday, May 13 & 14 - Real STAAR (also sorry)
The week of May 20-24 - Final Exams!

Friday, March 1, 2019

MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA UNIT TEST STUDY GUIDE

The test will be Friday, March 8.  If you are leaving early for Spring Break, please make plans to take the test before you leave, or on Monday when you return.

I will pass out the study guide below on Monday, March 4, but I know some of you wanted to start working on the map part this weekend. 😊


I. Map/Geography
Ø  Study this slightly shortened list of countries from the map you made: Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Oman, United Arab Emirates aka UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon.
Ø  Study this slightly shortened list of cities from the map you made:  Islamabad, Mecca, Cairo, Jerusalem, Tehran, Baghdad.
Ø  Answer and study the following questions:

1. What peninsula is bordered by the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean?___________
2. What is the large desert that covers North Africa? ______________________________
3. What is the large body of water that separates Africa from Europe? _________________________
4. What two rivers are located in Iraq and flow into the Persian Gulf?
          ___________________ and _____________________
5. What river flows along the border of Jordan? ___________________________
6. What triangular area, bordered by water on three sides connects the continents of Africa and Asia?
          ___________________________________
7. What is the body of water that lies between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran?_________________
8.  What sea is located between the Israel-Jordan borders? ___________________
9.  What is another name for the sea in question 8? __________________________
10. What is the longest river in Africa? _________________________________
11. Which ocean is off the west coast of Africa?______________________
12. Which ocean is off the east coast of Africa?______________________
13. Name four modern countries that are located in the Fertile Crescent.  ____________, ____________________, ___________________, ______________________

II. Cultures
1. _____________________________ is an area in Egypt that is the burial place for more than 60 pharaohs.
2. Why was/is the Rosetta Stone significant?___________________________________________
_____________________________ Where can we find it today?___________________________
Why is its current location unacceptable to Egypt?_______________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. Name two of our “ancient mystery” sites and an interesting fact about them. _________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. Name a trend or generalization that applied to most or all of the “ancient mystery” sites. _______
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
5. What is the name for the area stretching from the Persian Gulf, north between the Tigress and Euphrates rivers, and then south to the present-day country of Israel? _______________________
6. Why do we read epics from each cultural region we study? ______________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
7. Name each of the ancient cultures we studied during this unit.  For each civilization, note one thing they are famous for and your favorite piece of information you learned about them.

Civilization
Known for
Fav Fact


















8. The name, Mesopotamia, means “______________________________________,” and the two rivers that border Mesopotamia are the ________________________and ___________________________.
9. Christians, Muslims, and Jews all worship the God of _______________________.
10. The building where Muslims worship is the ______________________.
11. The ____________________ is the holy book of Judaism, and the sacred language is ________________________.
12. A holy city for Christianity, Islam, and Judaism is __________________________.
13. The holy book of Christianity is the ________________________.
14. The holy day of the week for Christians is _______________________________.
15. The sacred language of Judaism is __________________________.
16. The Star of David is the symbol of which religion?   ______________________
17. The holiest city of Islam is _____________________.
18. The building where Jews worship is the ________________________________.
19. The holy book of Islam is the ________________________, and it is written in the _________________ language.
20. ________________________ was the final prophet in Islam.
21. Which religion teaches that Jesus is divine? _____________________________
22. Christians worship in a ____________________.
23. The religion that considers Moses the most important prophet is _______________.
24. Different groups within a religion are called __________________.
25. The two major sects in Islam are ______________ and _________________.
26. Which religion includes the concept of the Trinity? __________________________