The Dark Child (The African Child) Lesson Plan

Researching Guinea

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will research different aspects of Guinea and connect their findings to the memoir.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.8

Structure:

In this activity, students will use the internet to research Guinea, including its history, politics, religion, culture, geographical location, climate, and language. They will do this research in pairs. Remind students that the source of information matters: they should be looking for information from reliable sources, not Wikipedia or similar....