Objectives 1.01 2.02 6.01 11.01, 9.02-evaluate African governments

Critical questions

What problems does Africa face? How can we find solutions? How do we evaluate the quality of reporting about African political systems?

Weekly work

1.Write a one page report detailing the plight of Africa's elephants. What are the causes of their numerical decline? What can be done to save them? Use data from small group meeting to help you write your report. p. 134-135 Africa, Asia and Pacific Include bar graph.

2.Cover sheet- "The Hand of Africa" Trace your hand. Draw a picture inside the tracing. Color and decorate. sample is displayed on board.

3.Card exchange. Find your partner in the African card exchange. Copy and answer both your questions. Two person team activity.

4.Julius Nyerere report and debate. Was he a visionary socialist reformer or a simplistic tyrant whose heavy handed communist leaning policies bankrupted his country while destroying people's freedom? Read three selections from your book, Newsweek magazine and a third text. Discuss with your team, debate in class write a short report clarifying your conclusions.

5.Field activity-use grid to determine number of different plant species in a plot. Calculate percentages of plant coverage.  Discuss in class how animal differentiation in feeding patterns protects the ecosystem while providing maximum food resources for animals. Turn in notes.