Ch. 5 Early West African Societies

Mr. Simnjanovski's

7th Grade Social Studies Class!

Fontana Middle School (c) 2009

Ch. 5: Early West African Societies (3000 BCE- ACE 300)

Homework for this week is:

1. READ:

   Pages 112-119

2. WRITE:

   Daily Bellringers & Quick Writes

3. IDENTIFY, RESPOND, EVALUATE & ELABORATE:

   Answer: Page 115 (#’s 1-2 all) &

   Answer: Page 119 (#’s 1-3 all)

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The Weekly Overview:

1. MONDAY
   
   • Copy H/W
   • Vocabulary 5.1
   • Desert, Savannah, Rain Forest (w/ Audio)
   • Closure
     
2. TUESDAY
   
   • Q/W (Short Film) w/ "Stump the Yard" Activity
   • Vocabulary Builder 5.1
   • Review Responses (ELL & GATE Attention)
     
   • Closure
     
3. WEDNESDAY
   
   • Q/W
   • Vocabulary 5.2
   • Village Society discussion
   • Closure with Builder Activity
     
4. THURSDAY (Have the Ch. read by TODAY!!!)
   
   • Quiz Show (Ch. 5)
     
5. FRIDAY
   
   • Ch. 5 TEST
     
   • ALL Homework Due
   • Intro to Ch. 6

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Objectives
Students will Be TESTED ON…

Section 1:

1. The landforms, water, and plant life affected history in West Africa.

2. West Africa’s resources included farmland, gold, and salt.

Section 2:

1. Family and religion influenced daily life in early West African society.

2. Iron technology changed life in West Africa.

3. Trade shaped the history of West Africa.

Vocabulary Terms:

(Section 1) rifts, sub-Saharan Africa, Sahel, savannah, rain forests

(Section 2) extended family, animism

CA Standards: 7.4.1, 7.4.2 (Social Studies); 7.2.1b, 7.2.0 (English Language Arts)

EXTRA CREDIT!!!

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Hiding out in the blogspot yet again...
I'm hoping to earn you some much desired extra credit!

Okay, here goes!
Same rules apply...the fewer students that know about me, the more points I'm worth...so lets keep this a secret....and when you've completed me, turn me in before or after school or before or after class, so your classmates won't suspect anything!

Here's the instructions:

These instructions will self destruct on: Friday, September 25th, 2009 and the extra credit will no longer be valid!

1. Print (or copy this map).
2. Go to page 114 of your books.
3. Create a map of the "Environments of Africa" (p 114) that includes the different types of environments (e.g. Mediterranean, Rain Forest, Savannah, Semiarid, Desert)
4. Coloring and prettiness count, so make 'em nice!
5. Turn in ANY TIME this week!

Next Week's Extra Credit will involve this kid's song.....