Week of March 26th - 30th

This week we will begin Chapter 2, Section 5 (Issues for Africa Today). Now that you have a general understanding of the role of colonialism and independence movements in Africa, we will examine some of their effects and how they shape Africa today.

Also, we will be visiting some downtown mosques and churches on Thursday, March 29th. Remember to wear long pants and girls should bring scarves. If you haven't yet turned in your permission slip, please do so as soon as possible.

The quiz (Sections 3, 4 and 5) will be on Monday, April 2nd.
See you soon.

Tuesday, March 13th

Hi. I'm sorry I can't be there today. As you know from yesterday, I'm quite sick and I need to rest. Please do the following in class today during my absence.

Have the teacher open the IC website and go to the 2nd Intermediate blog. Click the first link entitled African Slave Trade. Enlarge if you need to and one student should read the passage. 

After reading, you need to do the following. Write a summary (2 to 3 paragraphs) about what you know so far about the Atlantic Slave Trade. Then, answer the following questions:

1. Why do you think this terrible practice of selling human beings into slavery lasted so long?

2. If you could meet a slave trader what might you say to him in order to persuade him to stop?

I will check your work when I see you next.

Week of March 5-8 and Test Preparation

The Africa: Physical Geography test is Monday. It will follow the same format as previous tests, except there will be a map section. As you prepare you should focus on the section assessment questions and the maps on p. 27, p. 29 and p. 32.

Following the test we will begin looking into Africa's history. We won't spend a great deal of time with Africa's history, but it's critical to gain an understanding of European colonialism in order to put modern African issues into perspective.

See you soon!