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Africa Educational Project: Global Issues Exploration

Engage in a comprehensive research project on key problems impacting Africa, from Child Soldiering to AIDS. Through creative mediums like poems, posters, and news reports, delve into issues like Ethnic Violence, China's Influence, and North African Revolutions. Get insights on Nigeria's history and challenges in Zimbabwe. Plan your strategies, present your findings, and enhance your knowledge base in this educative journey.

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Africa Educational Project: Global Issues Exploration

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  1. Africa Tic Tac Toe

  2. Instructions • 1. You and a partner are responsible for picking one square in each row, and two other squares of your choice. You will complete 5 of the 9 squares. • 2. You will have Two class periods to do the research and work. Then you will present your four products to the class, explaining them/reading them, etc. • 3. Plan ahead – if you are going to make a poster, bring a poster to class so you can work on it.

  3. Assignments Row Poem about Nigeria’s Problems Crossword about Sudan’s Issues 1 Poster to End Child Soldiering Create a map showing China’s Influence in Africa Poster about Ethnic Violence in Africa Poster about Zimbabwe’s Problems 2 Pamphlet Discussing AIDS in Africa News Report about Growth of Deserts News Report about North Africa’s Revolutions 3

  4. Nigeria • Write a poem (or song lyrics) that describe the issues and events in the history of Nigeria. • You can talk about religious differences, tribal conflict, pop. Growth, etc.

  5. Child Soldiering • Create a poster that advocates an end to Child Soldiering. • Include visuals, statistics, consequences, history, etc. Video

  6. Sudan/Darfur • Create a crossword puzzle with at least 20 words that describe the events and issues surrounding The Sudan and its troubled Darfur province. • Write the clues as well Video

  7. Zimbabwe • Create a poster showing the many issues facing Zimbabwe, including: • Redistribution of property, forces selling of white owned businesses and farms, • Economic issues: inflation, negative growth, • Political corruption, • Medical concerns.

  8. Ethnic Violence • Create a poster about Ethnic Violence in Africa • Include information from countries such as Kenya, Dem. Rep. of Congo, Rwanda, etc. • Genocide • Visual and Informative.

  9. China’s Influence in Africa • Create a map showing where China is involved and is influencing Africa. • Discuss how they are involved with bullet points extending from the map. • What are they doing there in the first place?

  10. AIDS in Africa • Make a pamphlet that discusses the impact of AIDS in Africa. • Include locations, causes, and predict what the impact of AIDS will be on Africa’s future.

  11. Desertification • Write a news report about the growth of deserts in Africa. • Include information about the Sahara and the Namib deserts. • Discuss what is happening to the Sahel, and Lake Chad.

  12. North African Revolutions • Create a news report about the current “revolutions” taking place in north Africa today. • Be sure to include events in Tunisia, Algeria, Libya and Egypt. • Why are people challenging their leaders? Who is taking control, etc.?

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