Africa-US Connection Peardeck

Unit Overview:

Title: Africa Case Study

Grade: 9th Grade High School World Studies

Author: Andrea Thanos

Number of Class Periods: 1 (50-minute class periods)

Compelling Question: How can communities meaningfully reconcile past injustices in order to
heal?

Lesson Plan:

Title: Africa-US Connection Peardeck

Supporting Question:

1. How do our individual perceptions of Africa influence its representation on a global

scale?

Lesson Objectives:

1. Students will reflect on their personal perceptions of Africa.

2. Students will analyze how preconception of Africa impacts the way it is
represented.

Content Standards:

7.1.4 Technological, Scientific, and Cultural Exchanges – describe significant technological

innovations and scientific breakthroughs in transportation, communication, medicine, and
warfare and analyze how they both benefited and imperiled humanity.

P3.1 Clearly state an issue as a question of public policy, gather and interpret information about
that issue, analyze various perspectives, and generate and evaluate possible alternative
resolutions.
CG1 Population

CG2 Resources

CG3 Patterns of Global Interactions

Resources and Materials:

1. Africa-U.S. Connections
2. Jamboard

Modifications and Accommodations:

1. All resources are available on Google Classroom.

2. Be flexible with students to make the lesson work for them.

Procedure:

Bell Ringer:

1. Ask students, “What is something you already know about African coming into this
unit?”
2. Prompt students to think about how we will look at the connection between Africa and
the United States. Ask students, “Do you think we’ll find a lot of connections, or only a
few?”

Main Activity:

1. Present Africa-US Connection Peardeck

Exit Ticket:

1. Have students fill out Jamboard at the end of class to think back to the Bell Ringer
question(s).