1. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

2. Monday What are we doing Africa Map Africa is Diverse Where is Sierra Leone? Blood Diamonds Graphic Organizer- Who is Ishmael Beah What are the objectives? Offer solutions to contemporary world problems- child soldiers/ blood diamonds. Explain how scarcity influences society.

3. What continent are they from?

4. Where continent is he from? Where is he from?

5. What continent are they from?

6. Africa Circle Sierra Leone Quiz Fri

7. Where is this located?

8. Where is this?

9. Africa A continent- How many countries? 3 times the size of the US. 800 different languages 800 different groups- very diverse.

10. Sierra Leone What do you remember about Sierra Leone from the chart?

11. Sierra Leone Population: 5 million- roughly half the size of Ohio Per Capita GDP Per Person: $900/ US- $46,000 Life Expectancy: 55/ US- 78 Infant mortality: 12 deaths per 1,000- US deaths 6 per 1,000

12. Where is this located?

13. Sierra Leone

14. Ishmael Beah Born Nov 23, 1980 in Sierra Leone Civil War, 1991 Child Soldier at 13 Rescued, 1996 NYC, 1997 Graduated from Oberlin College, 2004

15. Civil War in Sierra Leone The Forgotten War: The Sierra Leone Civil War

16. Ishmael Beah Foundation www.beahfound.org

17. Ishmael Beah Video- http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid =8238302889157571517# http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid =8238302889157571517# Graphic Organizer- Who, What, When, Where and Why?