1. + Life in West Africa Mr. Rush/ Mr. Farrell Go Muskies

2. + West African Map http://www.focusonforests.org/large/westafricamap.htm

3. + What did you learn? What did you learn about West African... Daily Life/ Poverty Culture Treatment of Family/ Elderly/ Strangers Food Religion Governments Education

4. + West African Life Listen to Speaker Ask questions of the speaker Compare/ contrast the speaker and Ishmael Beah Develop 3 questions for further study. Explain how political and economic conditions, resources, geographic locations and cultures have contributed to cooperation and conflict. What you will doWhat you will learn

5. + How does life in ___________ compare with Ishmael Beah’s life in Sierra Leone? 1) What are 3 similarities? 2) What are 3 differences? 3) What are 2 things you still want to know about life in West Africa? 4) Would you want to visit? Why or Why not?