1. Integrated Literacy Assignment
Grace Fairchild
SST 309, 01

2. African life before the 16th century
Grade Level Content Expectations:
5-U1.3.1 Use Maps to locate the major regions of Africa (northern Africa, western Africa, central Africa, eastern Africa, southern Africa).
5-U1.3.2 Describe the life and cultural development of people living in western Africa before the 16th century with respect to economic (the ways people made a living) and family structures, and the growth of states, towns, and trade.

3. Trade books Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People’s Ears It Takes A Village
By: Verna Aardema
It Takes A Village
By: Jane Cowen-Fletcher
Mansa Musa:
The Lion of Mali
By: Khephra Burns

4. More books Classical Africa Dr. Molefi Asante
(& Dr. Judylynn Bailey-Mitchell)
Units 5, 6, & 7
Through African Eyes
Leon E. Clark
23-34 in Teaching Strategies booklet & in the text

5. Interactive map Maps Placards and Transparencies showing
The five major regions of Africa
(northern, western, central, eastern, southern)
Placards and Transparencies showing
the physical features of Africa
Geography Alive! Mapping Lab - TCI

6. Ancient dance music of Ghana

7. Where I am from poetry “I am from the nameless kings of an empire
I am from the priests of unknown gods
I am from the family that raised me and my siblings
While still keeping a farm and trading for our food”
poetry
“I am from the hand carved masks
Made by the local craftsmen to sell to traders
I am from the large mud temples
Where we worship our lost gods”
Where I am from

8. West African Family Structure
Videos
West African Family Structure
Farming, Gardening, and Work Life

9. Western African Timeline
Interactive Timeline
Western African Timeline

10. Web resource Africa.mrdonn.org Exploring Africa
Exploring Africa

11. Project ideas
Fun Projects for World History: Africa
By: Jean Henrich

12. Primary sources/photographs
From: The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay: Life in Medieval Africa
By: Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
Ancient mosque at Jenne – 94,117
Mali sculptures – 69, 51
Pottery from Ghana –
Ancient piece of writing from Songhay - 86

13. Photographs cont. From: Ancient West African Kingdoms By: Jane Shuter
Trade Diagram on pg. 15
Housing Labeled Illustration on pg. 21
Cultural visuals on pgs.11,17, & 26

14. citations
Aardema, V. (1975). Why mosquitoes buzz in people’s ears. Dial Books.
Cowen-Fletcher, J. (1994). It takes a village. Scholastic.
 McKissack, P. & McKissack, F. (1994). The royal kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay: Life in medieval Africe. Canada: Henry Holt and Company.
Clark, L. E. (1989). Through African eyes: Teaching strategies. New York, New York: CITE Books.
Clark, L.E. (1988). Through African eyes: The past, the road to independence. New York, New York: CITE Books.
Asante, M. K. (1994). Classical Africa. Maywood, New Jersey: The Peoples Publishing Group, Inc.
Asante, M.K. & Bailey-Mitchell, J. (1995). Classical Africa: Activity book. Maywood, New Jersey: The Peoples Publishing Group, Inc.
Exploring Africa. (n.d.). Retrieved from Unit Two: Studying Africa through the Social Studies:
African American history teaching and learning modules: Interactive map. (n.d.) Retrieved from:

15. Citations cont.
Shuter, J. (2002, 2009). Ancient west African kingdoms. Chicago, Illinois: Pearson Inc.
Henrich, J. (2006). Fun projects for world history: Africa. B. Williams, Ed. Culver City. CA: Social Studies School Service.
 Ancient west African history: Module two, lesson two, objective one “West African family structure.” (n.d.) Retrieved from:
Ancient west African history: Module two, lesson two, objective two “Farming, gardening, and work life.” (n.d.) Retrieved from:
Jay, S. (1979). Africa: Ancient ceremonies/dance music & songs of Ghana. (n.d.) Retrieved from:
Where I am from. (n.d.) Retrieved from:
Ancient west African history: Interactive timeline. (n.d.) Retrieved from:
Mr. Donn’s site for kids & teachers: Africa for kids. (n.d.) Retrieved from:
Burns, K. (2001). Mansa Musa: The lion of Mali. Gulliver Books.