1. Africa’s Triangle of Misery
Low Standards of Living in Africa
& their Causes

2. FIRST FIVE
Agenda Message: Africa CDA-IV Make-up Exam is Today, Tuesday March 19, rd Quarter Report Cards go home Wednesday.
Standard: Describe how governments distribute power and how they determine citizen participation.
Essential Question for Monday March 18th: What is Africa’s Triangle of Misery?
Warm-Up: What is a government that is described as being corrupt?
Today We Will:
Complete Comparative Governments of Nigeria, Kenya, & South Africa
Triangle of Misery

3. ANSWERS Essential Question Answer for March 18th:
The continent of Africa has been beset by three critical issues over the last 50+ years. They are;
Famine
Civil Wars leading to years of government instability, and
HIV/AIDS epidemic
Warm-up:
A government that cheats or steals from its people.

4. FIRST FIVE
Agenda Message: Africa CDA-IV Make-up Exam is Tomorrow, Tuesday March 19, rd Quarter Report Cards go home Tomorrow.
Standard: Describe how governments distribute power and how they determine citizen participation.
Essential Question for Tuesday March 19th : What are the differences between Urban and Rural educational opportunities in Africa?
Warm-Up:
What are the most common epidemics in Africa?
Today We Will:
Review Government Structure

5. ANSWERS Essential Question Answer for March 19th:
In general African children who live in the cities have greater access to education. Several factors limit access to education in rural areas including
lack of teachers and school buildings
cost of transportation, school books and supplies
Some children are kept home to help work the farm
Warm-Up:
Cholera
Dysentery
Malaria

6. FIRST FIVE
Agenda Message: 3rd Quarter Report Cards go home TODAY! Weekly Writing Prompt #6 is assigned today and is due Monday, March 25th.
Standard: Describe the impacts of government stability on the distribution of resources to combat AIDS and famine across Africa.
Essential Question for Wednesday March 20th: What percent of the world’s poorest countries are located in Africa?
Warm-Up: What keeps African nations from improving their citizens’ quality of life?
Today We Will:
Continue the Triangle of Misery

7. ANSWERS Essential Question Answer for March 20th:
Three-fourths of the world’s poorest countries are located in Africa. Extreme poverty exists in Malawi, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).a
Warm-Up:
When a country’s government is unstable, it does very little to meet the needs of its people. When plagued by political conflicts, many African nations have failed to provide education and find solutions to the issues of poverty, famine, and disease.

8. FIRST FIVE
Agenda Message: Weekly Writing Prompt #6 on Climate Change due date is delayed until Monday, April 1st.
Standard: Describe the impacts of government stability on the distribution of resources to combat AIDS and famine across Africa.
Essential Question for Thursday March 21st : What are the two most recent epidemics that have plagued Africa?
Warm-Up: How have some governments used food as a weapon?
Today We Will:
Continue the Triangle of Misery

9. ANSWERS Essential Question Answer for March 21st :
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa from
70% of the world’s AIDS/HIV patients live in Africa
Warm-Up:
Certain governments have used food as a weapon, denying humanitarian food shipments to their political enemies or seizing land from farmers who haven’t supported it during a revolution.

10. FIRST FIVE
Agenda Message: Weekly Writing Prompt #6 on Climate Change instructions are currently on the website, due date is April 1st.
Standard: Describe the impacts of government stability on the distribution of resources to combat AIDS and famine across Africa.
Essential Question for Friday March 22nd : How has government instability impacted country’s ability to provide enough food to prevent famine?
Warm-Up: What is the Gender Gap regarding access to education in Africa?
Today We Will:
Complete the Triangle of Misery

11. ANSWERS
Essential Question Answer for March 22nd : When a country’s government is unstable, it does very little to meet the needs of its people. As a result many nations have failed to provide educational opportunities, and find solutions to the issues of poverty, famine, and disease. Warm-Up: Many African women are illiterate due to cultural biases that do not value the education of women.

12. Weekly Writing Prompt #6
Climate Change
Last Friday (March 15th) students worldwide demonstrated in support of governments taking actions in support of climate change. Students representing over 100 countries participated in approximately 1,700 cities.
Write a one-page paper describing the following.
Describe in your own words, “What is Climate Change?”
Why is Climate Change Important?
What is your position?
What actions do you think our government should take?
Develop a slogan for a poster
Science classes will feature lessons on Climate the week of March 25th