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WEEK:
7 - 11, 2015
Unit Title: Unit 5 Geography of Africa
Unit Big Idea:
Standards to Address in Unit:
ASSESSMENTS
Diagnostic:

Teacher: Mrs. Chisolm-Smith

Formative: Pre-Assessment of
Geography of Africa

Major Unit concepts and vocabulary

Desertification
Desertification
Deforestation
Deforestation
Ethnic Group
Ethnic Group
Religious Group
Religious Group
QuRan
QuRan
Nyame
Nyame

Desertification
Deforestation
Ethnic Group
Religious Group
QuRan
Nyame

Summative:

Desertification
Deforestation
Ethnic Group
Religious Group
QuRan
Nyame

Desertification
Deforestation
Ethnic Group
Religious Group
QuRan
Nyame

Bantu

Bantu

Bantu

Bantu

Bantu

Ashanti

Ashanti

Ashanti

Ashanti

Ashanti

Swahili

Swahili

Swahili

Swahili

Swahili

Griot

Griot

Griot

Griot

Griot

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

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Standard(s)/Elemen
t(s)
Standard SS7G1

Standard(s)/Element(
s)
Standard SS7G1

Standard(s)/Element(
s)
Standard SS7G1

The student will locate

The student will locate
The student will
selected features of
selected features of
locate selected
Africa.
Africa.
features of Africa.
c. Locate on a world
e. Locate on a world
a. Locate on a
and regional
and regional
world and
political-physical
political-physical
regional
map: the Sahara,
map: the Sahara,
political-physical
Sahel, savanna,
Sahel, savanna,
map: the
tropical rain forest,
tropical rain forest,
Sahara, Sahel,
Congo River, Niger
Congo River, Niger
savanna,
River, Nile River,
River, Nile River,
tropical rain
Lake Tanganyika,
Lake Tanganyika,
forest, Congo
Lake Victoria,
Lake Victoria,
River, Niger
Atlas Mountains,
Atlas Mountains,
River, Nile
and Kalahari
and Kalahari
River, Lake
Desert.
Desert.
Tanganyika,
d. Locate on a world
f. Locate on a world
Lake Victoria,
and regional
and regional
Atlas
political-physical
political-physical
Mountains, and
map the countries
map the countries
Kalahari Desert.
of, Democratic
of, Democratic
b. Locate on a
Republic of the
Republic of the
world and
Congo (Zaire),
Congo (Zaire),
regional
Egypt, Kenya,
Egypt, Kenya,
political-physical
Nigeria, South
Nigeria, South
map the
Africa, and Sudan
Africa, and Sudan
countries of,
Standard SS7G2
Standard SS7G2
Democratic
The
student
will
The student will
Republic of the
discuss
discuss
Congo (Zaire),
environmental issues environmental issues
Egypt, Kenya,
across the continent
across the continent
Nigeria, South
of Africa.
of Africa.
Africa, and
d.
Explain
how
water
g. Explain how water
Sudan
pollution and the
pollution and the
unequal
unequal
Standard SS7G2
distribution of
distribution of
The student will
water
impacts
water impacts
discuss

Standard(s)/Element(
s)
Standard SS7G1

Standard(s)/Element(
s)
Standard SS7G1

The student will locate

The student will locate
selected features of
selected features of
Africa.
Africa.
g. Locate on a world
i. Locate on a world
and regional
and regional
political-physical
political-physical
map: the Sahara,
map: the Sahara,
Sahel, savanna,
Sahel, savanna,
tropical rain forest,
tropical rain forest,
Congo River, Niger
Congo River,
River, Nile River,
Niger River, Nile
Lake Tanganyika,
River, Lake
Lake Victoria,
Tanganyika, Lake
Atlas Mountains,
Victoria, Atlas
and Kalahari
Mountains, and
Desert.
Kalahari Desert.
h. Locate on a world
j. Locate on a world
and regional
and regional
political-physical
political-physical
map the countries
map the countries
of, Democratic
of, Democratic
Republic of the
Republic of the
Congo (Zaire),
Congo (Zaire),
Egypt, Kenya,
Egypt, Kenya,
Nigeria, South
Nigeria, South
Africa, and Sudan
Africa, and Sudan
Standard SS7G2
The student will
discuss
environmental issues
across the continent
of Africa.

Standard SS7G2
The student will
discuss
environmental issues
across the continent
of Africa.

j. Explain how water

pollution and the
unequal
distribution of
water impacts

m. Explain how water

pollution and the
unequal
distribution of
water impacts

OPENING
WORK PERIOD

Brief Review of
Middle East Info.
TSW write a single
paragraph stating a
single Big Idea that
they remember
from the Middle
East.
Pre-Test Intro. To
Africa
Video: The
Geography of
Africa

Weekly Quote

Map of Africa
Students will locate and label
the physical and political on
an outline map of Africa using
the map and atlas:

Atlas Mountains

Congo River

Kalahari Desert

Lake Tanganyika

Lake Victoria

Niger River

Nile River

Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Egypt
Nigeria
South Africa
Sudan

Video:
PowerPoint:
Geography of Africa

TSW
complete a
Graphic
Organizer:
Vocabulary
Terms Unit 5
Geography
of Africa

TSW prepare a
statement to describe
their favorite climate
in Africa and explain
why they have
chosen that climate.

TSW be
placed
into
groups.
Each
group will
prepare a
visual to
describe
a
specified
climate.
Each
group will
teach the
class

Quiz: Physical and

Political Features of
Africa

Poem of IN THE FIELD

Write a poem, song, or rap
about a relative doing some
things you associate with him
or her, in the place where you
normally see him or her doing
those things. Decorate/be
creative to make your work of
art display ready.

CLOSING
Homework

Fact can baskets!

TSW complete a
factual statement
about Africa
(correctly) to earn
a shot into the
garbage can.
(Review)
Draw a map of
Africa (freestyle),
label major
countries (see
board) and
landforms, and
color.

Extension: How
students use
Geography to
understand the land
features of Africa?
(Writing Exercise)
In a paragraph or two
describe 5 landforms
of Africa.

Create a Picture or
Example for Terms

African Climate Map

Each group will make
closing remarks to
identify the
characteristics their
climate.

Create a Frame for

your piece.

TSW prepare a
layered book to
describe various
climate zones (Due
Friday).n TSW study
for quiz *FridayPhysical/Political Map
of Africa Quiz

TSW complete a
layered book in which
climates are clearly
and fully
described/characteriz
ed. TSW study for
map quiz on Friday.

Have an awesome
weekend!

QuestionEssential

FridayPhysical/Political Map
of Africa Quiz
What are some of the

What are some of the physical

What are some of the physical

physical and political

and political features of

and political features of

features of Africa?

Africa?

Africa?

What is the name of the

What is the name of the

What is the name of the

longest river in the world?

longest river in the world?

longest river in the world?

What are similarities of

American and African
Culture?
Why do people in the United
States get married?