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Trousdale County Schools Focused Lesson Plan 2015-16

Teacher: Richard Watson Unit Name: Islamic World 400 A.D. to 1500s/ Africa 400 A.D. to 1500s Unit #:2 and 3 Unit Length: 3 weeks and 2 weeks

Week: 7 Week 9/14/15-9/17/15

Subject: World History Tennessee State Standard(s) to be taught: (Write the entire standard) 7.13 Analyze the growth of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai kingdoms including trading centers such as Timbuktu and Jenne, which would later develop into centers of culture and learning. (C, E, G, H, P). 7.14 Draw evidence from informational texts to describe the role of the trans-Saharan caravan trade in the changing religious and cultural characteristics of West Africa and the influence of Islamic beliefs, ethics, and law. (C, E, G, H, P) 7.15 Examine the importance of written and oral traditions in the transmission of African history and culture. (C, H) 7.16 Analyze the importance of family, labor specialization, and regional commerce in the development of states and cities in West Africa. (C, E, G, H, P)

I Can Statements : I can analyze the growth of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai kingdoms. I can analyze the growth of trading centers such as Timbukitu and Jenne, which would later develop into centers of culture and learning. I can draw evidence from informational texts to describe the role of the trans-Saharan caravan trade in the changing religious and cultural characteristics of West Africa and the influence of Islamic beliefs, ethics, and law. I can examine the importance of written and oral traditions in the transmission of African history and culture. I can analyze the importance of family, labor specialization and regional commerce in the development of states and cities in West Africa.

Accommodations for students, both regular and special populations : I will make hard copies of all texts for students who need them. Students will be given guided notes for each standard. I will allow students to participate in class and group talks about articles before writing. I will allow students to participate in class, small group and elbow buddies to talk about Exit TBQ.

Unit Vocabulary:  Savanna  plateau  lineage group  natural resource  matriarchal  labor specialization  mansa  oba  stele  dry stone  griot  caravan  monk  Sahara  Nile River 1  Mt Kilimanjaro  stonetown  Serengeti plain  Scholarship  Greco-Roman  Safari  caste  Lake Victoria  Drought  kinship  Congo Basin  Dialect  lineage  malnutrition  Zambezi River  Eithnic group  Namib Desert  Cape of Good Hope  Oral tradition  apartheid  silt  polyrhythmic drumming  oasis  Suez Canal  Atlas Mountains  Niger River  Sahel  desertification  Great Rift Valley

Resources, Technology, Formative and/or Summative Daily Agenda Assessments, Assignments, and a Daily Activity for citing text based evidence in conversations and/or writing Monday Resources: Excerpts from Sundiata An Epic of Old Q1 Writing Prompt revision Bell Work (7.8, 7.9, 7.10, 7.11, 7.12, and 7.13) Mali Lecture and guided notes for 7.13. Articles Guided Notes:7.13 Kingdom of Ghana Technology: Projector, brain Youtube: Kingdoms of West Africa pop, and youtube Articles TBQ : Kingdom of Ghanna Exit Ticket TBQ: Sundiata An Epic of Old Mali Formative Assessment and Daily activity for citing text based evidence: Bell work, Lecture questioning, Article text based questions and group work, Exit ticket text based questions

2 Tuesday Resources: Excerpts from Hadith Lecture and guided Bell Work (7.8, 7.9, 7.10, 7.11, 7.12, and 7.13) Guided Notes: 7.13 and 7.14 notes for 7.13 or 7.14. Articles Kingdom of Ghana, Video: Kingdoms of West Africa and Salt Trans Saharan Trade or Songhai Empire Articles TBQ: Kingdom of Ghana, Trans Saharan Trade or Technology: Projector, brain pop, and youtube Songhai Empire Exit Ticket TBQ: Sundiata An Epic of Old Mali Formative Assessment and Daily activity for citing text based evidence: Bell work, Lecture questioning, Article text based questions and group work, Exit ticket text based questions Wednesday Resources: Excerpts from Hadith Lecture and guided Bell Work (7.8, 7.9, 7.10, 7.11, 7.12, and 7.13) Guided Notes: 7.13 and 7.14 notes for 7.13 or 7.14. Articles Trans Saharan Trade Video: Kingdoms of West Africa and Salt or Songhai Empire Articles TBQ: Trans Saharan Trade or Songhai Empire Technology: Projector, brain pop, and youtube Exit Ticket TBQ: Sundiata An Epic of Old Mali Formative Assessment and Daily activity for citing text based evidence: Bell work, Lecture questioning, Article text based questions and group work, Exit ticket text based questions Thursday Resources: Excerpts from Sundiata An Epic of Old Bell Work (7.8, 7.9, 7.10, 7.11, 7.12, and 7.13) Exam 2 Islamic World Mali Lecture and guided notes for 7.14 or 7.15. Guided Notes:7.14 or 7.15 Articles Songhai Empire Technology: Projector, Youtube: Kingdoms of West Africa brain pop, and youtube Articles TBQ : Songhai Empire Exit Ticket TBQ: Sundiata An Epic of Old Mali Formative Assessment and Daily activity for citing text based evidence: Bell work, Lecture questioning, Article text based questions and group work, Exit ticket text based questions Friday No School