Lessons from Africa: A Supplement to Middle School Courses in World Culture, Global Studies, and World Geography. Experimental Edition.

Sonst. Personen	Merryfield, Merry M. (Hrsg.)
Institution	Indiana Univ., Bloomington. Social Studies Development Center.
Titel	Lessons from Africa: A Supplement to Middle School Courses in World Culture, Global Studies, and World Geography. Experimental Edition.
Quelle	(1987), (115 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lernender; Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; African Culture; Area Studies; Cultural Awareness; Developing Nations; Geography; Instructional Materials; Junior High Schools; Lesson Plans; Middle Schools; Multicultural Education; Social Studies; Gambia; Ghana; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Malawi; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; Somalia; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Africa; Culture; Afrika; Kultur; Landeskunde; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Geografie; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Sekundarstufe I; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Gemeinschaftskunde; Kenia; Tansania; Sambia; Simbabwe
Abstract	These lessons were written by African social studies specialists for U.S. middle school students to stimulate interest in and develop a positive attitude toward Africans and their culture. Each lesson provides objectives, materials, teaching procedures, and is meant to be used as a textbook supplement. To promote understanding of young Africans, lesson 1 examines the events of a day in the life of 13-year-old youths from Gambia, Somalia, Sudan, and Zimbabwe. The stereotypes African teenagers have of U.S. citizens are examined in lesson 2. To enhance cultural awareness, the customs, food, clothing, and rituals from several countries are studied in lessons 3-8. These include: (1) the marriage customs of Liberia, Malawi, and Uganda; (2) the naming ceremony of newborns, which is central to many African nations; (3) the cuisine and etiquette of Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia; (4) the Swazi dress; and (5) the family life of Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia. The problems of African young people are analyzed through a case study from Lesotho in lesson 9. The status of different occupations in Nigeria is the subject of lesson 10. The lessons conclude with an examination of U.S. strengths and weaknesses from the African perspective. (SM)
Anmerkungen	Social Studies Development Center, 2805 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC