Warm-up:
- Warm-up Map West Africa: Warm-up Quiz Friday
Planners:
- Recap of Projects
- Hieroglyphics Special Mission
- Homework: North Africa Review Worksheet
- Work on Study Guides and missing work
Picture of the day:
The Great Mosque in Djénné, ancient hub for trans-Saharan caravan routes, was built of mud and is the largest mud brick or adobe building in the world
Daily Did you Know:
Two of the most popular sports in Africa are soccer (called football) and cricket. Both sports were introduced during colonial times and have flourished on the continent due to the international success of African teams.
Warm-up
- West Africa Map
Planners:
- Welcome back
- Quick recap of procedures
- Break Interviews
- Quiz Thursday!
Picture of the day:
Fez, Morocco/Fez's tanners'
Daily Did you Know: Islam is currently the largest religion in Africa, with Christianity following closely behind. These two religions make up 85% of the continent’s population, while just 15% of the population are non religious or follow traditional African religions
Warm-up:
- Warm-up Map Quiz
Planners
- Finish North Africa Prezi
- Work on Projects over break
Picture of the day
Daily Did you Know: Have a great and safe break!
Warm-up:
- Map warm-up: Quiz Friday
Planners
- North Africa Prezi - also on website
Picture of the day
Rameses II Obelisk at Luxor Temple Photo, Thebes Egypt
Daily Did you Know: There are fewer people with Internet access in the entire continent of Africa than in New York City alone
Warm-up:
- Map Warm-up
Planners
- Team Factsheet Trivia on clickers
- North Africa HW Packet
* Due Thursday!
Picture of the day
El Djem, Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia
Daily Did you Know: Ancient Greeks and Romans originally used the term “Africa” to apply only to the northern region of the continent. In Latin, the word Africa means “sunny,” and the word Aphrike in Greek means “without cold"
Warm-up:
- Map Warm-up: North and Western Africa
Planners
- Projects Talk
- Factsheet highlights to prepare for factsheet trivia tomorrow
- North Africa homework packet
o Due Thursday
Picture of the day
King Tut
Daily Did you Know: While Egypt is most well known for its pyramids, the Republic of Sudan actually has 223 of its own pyramids, double the number of pyramids in Egypt. Smaller and steeper than their Egyptian counterparts, the pyramids of Sudan are not nearly as famous
Warm-up:
- Map Warm-up – North and West Africa
Planners
- Missing work chat - handed out missing assignment slips. Need to turn in ASAP
- Finish CIA Factbook on iPads
- Factsheet Trivia Wed
- Turn in missing work
Picture of the day
Notre Dame d'Afrique is a Catholic basilica in Algiers Algeria
Daily Did you Know: More than 17 million people in sub-Saharan Africa have died of AIDS, and experts estimate that at least 25 million more people in Africa are HIV-positive
Warm-up: Map quiz
Planners:
- Turn in vocab
- CIA Factbook
o Due Tuesday for Factsheet Triva
Picture of the day: Nefertiti was the Great Royal Wife (chief consort) of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. Nefertiti and her husband were known for a religious revolution, in which they worshiped one god only, Aten or the sun disc.
Daily Did you Know: Population experts estimate that there are at least 3,000 distinct ethnic groups (tribes) in Africa. Nigeria alone has more than 370 recognized tribes within its population