EDUC 7

St. Peter’s College of Toril, Inc.

Toril, Davao city
A.Y. 2021-2022

Lesson Plan

I. Objectives/ Intended Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the African History, Culture, Traditions and Beliefs.
2. Examine the elements of David Diop’s poem entitled “Africa”.
3. Annotate and highlight David Diop’s poem entitled “Africa”.
4. Create a poster that depicts the experiences of African people based on the poem.
II. Subject Matter
a. Topic: Introduction to African History, Culture, Traditions and Beliefs and the African
Literature
b. References: Reading from the world literatures: Understanding People’s cultures,
traditions, and beliefs
c. Processes: Identifying, reading, annotating, highlighting, and creating
d. Materials: Color pencils, pen, and bond paper.
III. Procedure
a. Preparatory Activity
1. Review of prior learning/ past lesson
b. Lesson Proper
1. Motivation
1.1 Activity: What I See, What I Think and What I Wonder
Instruction: The students will give their opinion using the phrases what I see, what I think and what I
wonder.

Images What I See What I Think What I

wonder

1.2 Processing Question: How was the activity? Do you have any idea about our lesson
today?
2. Presentation of the topic (Reporting)
2.1 Present the learning material (PPT)

Introduction to African History, Culture, Traditions and Beliefs

 Africa Terra means Land of the Afri (plural of Afer)

 Afer may be from the Phoenician Afar, meaning dust
 It may also be from the Greek, APHIKE, meaning without cold or the Latin Aprica meaning
Sunny.
 It is an immense continent that covers more than one-fifth of the all the earth’s surface.
 2nd largest continent on earth, with 46 countries and territories with its borders.
 With the Sahara to the North and the Kalahari Desert to the South, the central portion is tropical
and equatorial in climate.
 It is known as the cradle of the earliest known human.
 Archaeologists are now becoming increasingly sure that the first man appeared in Africa.
  Most Africans practice local traditions which have sprung from different religious systems. There
are hundreds of local religions in Africa because each ethnic group has its own set of beliefs and
practices. Today, its societies are largely tribal.
 Africans believe that the present and the past, the seen and unseen, the living and the dead are
eternally connected.
 The Geography of Africa is so varied and extremely diverse.
 Historically, the Africa is called the Dark Continent because most people know very little about
it.

Significant Events

 The Dutch Cape Colony was the first European settlement in South Africa established by the
Dutch in 1652 for the purpose of resupplying ships as they sailed around the southern tip of
Africa. The Cape of Colony created a racially segregated society (Apartheid) dependent on
African Labour. The Dutch Settlers regarded the land as theirs and the African foreign.

The British Cape Colony and the Great Trek

 The Great Britain captured the cape colony from the Dutch in 1806 and began to impose English
Law on the Afrikaners (The Dutch born in Africa). One year later, the British outlawed the
trading of enslaved native Africans, causing great resentment among Afrikaners. In 1833, the
British Government abolished slavery altogether which angered Afrikaners see this is the final
proof that the British intended to destroy their way of life. Many of the Afrikaners flee from the
British colonial control. The Afrikaner migration became known as the Great Trek.

African War

 The Great Trek brought Afrikaners in conflict with the African Kingdoms which viewed the arrival
of the white settlers as invasion. As the Afrikaners moved North and East, conflict aroused over
competition for the land and resources.

The Union of Africa

 The British granted independence to South Africa in 1910. South African whites enacted laws to
transform black land reserves into pools for cheap, unskilled labour or white farmers and
industrialists. In 1948, Daniel Malan’s National Party won the South African election and
immediately began the policy of apartheid, a system that legalized Afrikaner’s strict control over
blacks.

Customs

 Lobola is one of the traditional customs in Africa where the groom pays the father of the bride in
order to compensate for the loss of the man’s daughter. Traditionally, Lobola was paid in cattle
and today, modem couples pay in cash. Lobola is intended to bring two families fostering mutual
respect. It also indicates that the groom is financially capable of supporting his wife.

Wedding Rites

 The wedding is held at night when the moon is considered full. It is considered a bad luck if the
wedding takes place when the moon is not bright. The wedding celebration can last several days
but the bride’s parents do not attend because it is too sad for them. A man can have as many
wives a she can afford and the wives share the responsibilities of the daily chores. The practice
of polygamy brings more families together and deepens the interest of the welfare of others.

The Rite of Passage/Circumcision

 The rite of passage is a controversial African custom that varies from tribe to tribe. Circumcision,
which is usually performed on males, is in some cultures, performed on females as well. The
ritual is usually spread over a period of several months and the one being circumcised is
forbidden from screaming or crying because doing so is considered a cowardly behaviour.
  The African customs of tribal circumcision has often caused mutilation and even death. The
victim seldom seeks medical care from hospitals because they are often abandoned by their
family and their tribe for doing so.

Literature of Africa

 Most notable are those that capture the life and struggle of the people in a given milieu.
 Africa literature refers to oral and written literary pieces produced on the African Continent.
 Most of its local arts is closely associated with religion. It is primitive in nature and associated
with superstition and spiritual motifs.
 Reflects the struggles of African people.
 Civil wars occurred, racial discrimination took place, apartheid ruled, save trade, savagery and
spiritually was put to test.
 Despite everything, the literary tradition of Africa became richer than ever.
 African literature is the home of literary masters who have been witnesses of the history and
have articulated the call of change and were recognized as literary masters by notable literary
distinctions such as Wole Soyinka who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1986.

Africa
By David Diop

Africa my Africa
Africa of proud warriors in ancestral Savannahs
Africa of whom my grandmother sings
On the banks of the distant river
I have never known you
But your blood flows in my veins
Your beautiful black blood that irrigates the fields
The blood of your sweat
The sweat of your work
The work of your slavery
Africa, tell me Africa
Is this your back that is unbent
This back that never breaks under the weight of humiliation
This back trembling with red scars
And saying no to the whip under the midday sun?
But a grave voice answers me
Impetuous child that tree, young and strong
That tree over there
Splendidly alone amidst white and faded flowers
That is your Africa springing up anew
springing up patiently, obstinately
Whose fruit bit by bit acquires
The bitter taste of liberty.

3.Conceptualization
3.1 Ask the following questions to the students
a. What are the historical events that were experienced by the African people?
b. What are the customs of Africa?
c. What is/are your realizations after reading the poem of David Diop “Africa”?
4.Application
4.1 Do you think Africa and Philippines have similarities? Why did you say so?
4.2 Examine the elements of David Diop’s poem entitled “Africa”.
4.3 Annotate and highlight the poem “Africa” by David Diop.
4.4 How can you relate the poem of David Diop “Africa” to your own life?
4.5 Create a poster that depicts the experiences of African people based on the poem.
 IV. Assessment of Learning Outcomes
I. Identification: Write your answer on the space provided before each number.

______1. Africa Terra means

______2. It is the second largest continent.
______3. The second largest continent has ___ countries.
______4. It is the first European settlement in South Africa.
______5. A racially segregated society was created dependent on African Labour.
______6. They are the Dutch born in Africa.
______7. It brought the Afrikaners in conflict with the African Kingdoms.
______8. The British granted independence to South Africa on
______9. A custom in Africa where the groom pays the father of the bride.
______10. It is the rite of passage and a controversial African custom that varies from tribe
to tribe.

V. Assignment
 Research the Arabian Literature and do an advance reading. Identify at least one literature that
struck you most and why?

Prepared by: Checked by:

Rutche Autida Rose Lawas

Novie Divinagracia Instructor
Aaron Dewy Espladon
Ciaramae Velasco
BSED-English III Students