EDUCATION HEALTH FAMINE Presentation Graphic Organizers Activities Weekly

Weekly Agenda: 1 -27 to 1 -31 -20 Weekly Opening: • Journal Writing •

Weekly Agenda: 1 -27 to 1 -31 -20 Weekly Work Period cont’: • Africa’s

Weekly Agenda: 1 -27 to 1 -31 -20 Weekly Closing: • Africa’s Health, Education,

Homework: 1 -27 to 1 -31 -20 Students will complete the following from previous

Weekly Assessment/Technology Tools: 1 -27 to 1 -31 -20 • Africa’s Economic Systems Comprehension

Journal Topics: 1 -27 -20 1 -28 -20 1 -29 -20 1 -30 -20

Journal Topic: 1 -27 -20 Should Everyone Have Health Care Do you know some

Citizenship: 1 -27 -20: resourcefulness Resourcefulness is defined as being clever, creative, imaginative, and

Journal Topic: 1 -28 -20 World Hunger Have you ever thought about what its

Citizenship: 1 -28 -20: Resourcefulness is defined as being clever, creative, imaginative, and inventive

Current Event Wednesday: 1/29/20 CNN 10 Three students will be randomly chosen to share

Journal Topic: 1 -30 -20 Education for Men Only Some countries don’t think women

Citizenship: 1 -30 -20: Initiative Resourcefulness is defined as being clever, creative, imaginative, and

Journal Topic: 1 -31 -20 Teen Issue What is the most important issue facing

STANDARDS: SS 7 CG 2 Analyze how government instability in Africa impacts standard of

TEACHER INFO: CLOZE Notes • The next pages are handouts for the students to

Education, Health, & Famine CLOZE Notes 1 Africa • The standard of living for

Education, Health, & Famine CLOZE Notes 2 Disease • The governments of many African

Education, Health, & Famine CLOZE Notes 3 Botswana • Botswana has maintained a ___________

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Africa • The standard of living for much of Africa is very low. •

Instability • Government instability is a major issue that has kept African nations from

Education • Access to education is an issue that many African countries face. •

Education • Children who live in Africa’s cities have greater access to education. •

Gender Gap • Education for women is a huge problem in Africa. • Some

Disease • The governments of many African nations have failed to focus on building

Epidemic • In many instances, African governments have not been effective in distributing medicines

AIDS in Africa • Today, 34 million people worldwide are living with HIV/AIDS, and

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AIDS in Africa • The situation has gotten even worse as a result of

Zimbabwe • Zimbabwe has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in the world.

Botswana • Botswana has maintained a stable democratic government since the country gained independence

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Famine • Famine is one of Africa’s biggest problems. • Famine occurs when a

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Lack of Food • Many African countries face drought because of climate changes. •

In 2013, over 8, 500 African children under the age of 5 died from

Instability • The stability of a country’s government directly impacts the country’s ability to

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Weekly Agenda: 1 -27 to 1 -31 -20 Weekly Opening: • Journal Writing • Citizenship Word of the Week: Initiative • Current Events Weekly Work Period: • Review Power. Point whole group on Africa’s Economic Systems(cont’ from previous week) • Africa’s Education, Health, & Famine Cloze Notes Students will use the student’s Power. Point to complete cloze notes independently. • Africa’s Prescription Activity The students will write a prescription that will “cure” one of Africa’s “diseases” (problems) — lack of education, adequate healthcare for diseases, or famine. They should use information that they’ve learned about government instability to write the prescription for a cure.

Weekly Agenda: 1 -27 to 1 -31 -20 Weekly Work Period cont’: • Africa’s Grafiti Wall Activity The students will create a graffiti wall that protests government instability in Africa. They will use important facts, key vocabulary, symbols, images, etc. , to petition African governments to increase access to education and the distribution of medicine and food to combat diseases and famine. • Africa’s State of Living Caricatures Activity The students will create caricatures for Africans impacted by government instability. The students will write a statement from the point of view of someone whose education, health, or food intake has been affected by unstable government. The statement should represent the quality of life for that person.

Weekly Agenda: 1 -27 to 1 -31 -20 Weekly Closing: • Africa’s Health, Education, and Famine Comprehension Check The students will complete this handout at the end of the lesson. This will count as a quiz! • Africa’s Fix It Ticket out the Door The students will answer the question on the ticket before they leave the classroom.

Homework: 1 -27 to 1 -31 -20 Students will complete the following from previous week: • Education, Health, & Famine Packet Students will continue to work on packet for homework. • Current Event Wednesday • Technology Assignments Students will continue to work on computer assignments on USA Test Prep, Edpuzzle, and Discovery Education.

Weekly Assessment/Technology Tools: 1 -27 to 1 -31 -20 • Africa’s Economic Systems Comprehension Check • Africa’s Education, Health, and Famine Fix It TOTD • Economic Systems of Africa Test • USA Testprep (graded assignment; class time is given but can be completed at home) • Edpuzzle Videos (graded assignment; class time is given but can be completed at home) • Discovery Education (graded assignment; class time is given but can be completed at home)

Journal Topics: 1 -27 -20 1 -28 -20 1 -29 -20 1 -30 -20 1 -31 -20 Should Everyone Have Health Care World Hunger Current Event Wednesday Horse, Cow, or Chicken A Talk with the World

Journal Topic: 1 -27 -20 Should Everyone Have Health Care Do you know some people do not have health care because they cannot afford it? Imagine a time when you were very sick and needed the attention of a doctor. Doctors take an oath to save lives, but imagine not having money to pay for the service. Do you think everyone should have health care even if they can not pay for it? Explain. (5 or more sentences)

Citizenship: 1 -27 -20: resourcefulness Resourcefulness is defined as being clever, creative, imaginative, and inventive or the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties. Talk about a time when you were resourceful.

Journal Topic: 1 -28 -20 World Hunger Have you ever thought about what its like to not have food? A lot of people do not have to worry about being hungry everyday, but there are many who do. Approximately 925 million people are starving in the world today. What are some ways you think we can help combat world hunger? (5 or more sentences)

Citizenship: 1 -28 -20: Resourcefulness is defined as being clever, creative, imaginative, and inventive or the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties. Talk about a time when you witnessed someone being resourceful.

Current Event Wednesday: 1/29/20 CNN 10 Three students will be randomly chosen to share out articles. Students who refuse to share out will lose points. (Each student must do one article per week and will receive a current event grade. )

Journal Topic: 1 -30 -20 Education for Men Only Some countries don’t think women should have the right to an education. Do you think that education should only be for men? Why or why not? Explain. (minimum of 5 complete sentences).

Citizenship: 1 -30 -20: Initiative Resourcefulness is defined as being clever, creative, imaginative, and inventive or the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties. Write about a time in your life when you struggled with a choice and made the right one.

Journal Topic: 1 -31 -20 Teen Issue What is the most important issue facing teens your age today? How should they deal with it? . (minimum of 5 complete sentences).

STANDARDS: SS 7 CG 2 Analyze how government instability in Africa impacts standard of living. a. Describe the impact of government instability on access to education and the distribution of medicine and food to combat diseases and famine across Africa. © Brain Wrinkles

TEACHER INFO: CLOZE Notes • The next pages are handouts for the students to use for note-taking during the presentation. (Print front to back to save paper and ink. ) • Check the answers as a class after the presentation. © Brain Wrinkles

Education, Health, & Famine CLOZE Notes 1 Africa • The standard of living for much of Africa is ___________. • Many Africans cannot ___________ and poverty is widespread. • ___________ of the world’s poorest countries are located in Africa. • There are many major issues across Africa that affect the people’s quality of life: unstable governments, ___________ , lack of healthcare, and the threat of famine. Instability • ___________ is a major issue that has kept African nations from improving their citizens’ standard of living. • In many parts of Africa, civil wars, ___________ , and revolutions have caused power to change hands many time. • When a country’s government is unstable, it cannot meet the ___________. • Political conflicts keeps many countries from providing ___________ and finding solutions to the issues of famine, poverty, and disease. Education • Access to education is an issue that ___________ face. • Many of these nations have been involved in civil wars and have had ___________ to invest in an education system. • Because of this, access to education in Africa is ___________. • Children who live in ___________ have greater access to education. • In rural areas, there is a ___________ , teachers, and school buildings. • Often, families are ___________ all of their children to school, so some have to work or do chores. Gender Gap • ___________ is a huge problem in Africa. • Some African societies believe that girls do not need an education, and instead, they should prepare for marriage by ___________. • Because of this, ___________ are literate than men. © Brain Wrinkles

Education, Health, & Famine CLOZE Notes 2 Disease • The governments of many African nations have failed to focus on building ___________ systems for their citizens. • As a result, there are too few hospitals, not enough doctors, and ___________ to treat outbreaks of major diseases. Epidemic • In many instances, African governments have not been effective in ___________ in emergencies. • Outbreaks of diseases can turn into ___________ when African governments do not act quickly. • Some epidemics that have ___________ include malaria, Ebola, and AIDS in Africa • Today, 34 million people worldwide are living with HIV/AIDS, and ___________ are in sub-Saharan Africa. • About ___________ across the continent have AIDS, and 1. 5 million have died. • These deaths have created over ___________. • The situation has gotten even worse as a ___________ and weak educational and public health services. • The epidemic now places a huge burden on the healthcare systems on countries that barely have enough resources to ___________. • Few African countries ___________ to treat AIDS patients. Zimbabwe • Zimbabwe has one of the ___________ of HIV/AIDS in the world. • The country also has ___________ , civil unrest, and a suspicion of outside help—which has made the situation worse. • Zimbabwe also has a very poor economy, meaning that the ___________ are impossible for most people to afford. © Brain Wrinkles

Education, Health, & Famine CLOZE Notes 3 Botswana • Botswana has maintained a ___________ since the country gained independence in 1966. • As a result, Botswana ___________ to help treat AIDS patients. • Botswana’s government has provided education and ___________ for its citizens. • It was also the first country to offer the ___________ for free to infected people. Famine • ___________ is one of Africa’s biggest problems. • Famine occurs when a region does ___________ for a long period of time. • In many African countries, famine has taken a strong hold when governments have failed to provide enough resources to ___________. Lack of Food • Many African countries ___________ because of climate changes. • Repeated drought has plagued Africa ___________. • Soil barrenness and erosion have decreased the ___________. • AIDS has ___________ available to farm the land. Instability • The stability of a country’s government directly impacts the country’s ability to ___________ to prevent famine. • Civil wars ___________ for most people, including farmers, which causes food shortages. • Some governments have built armies instead of ___________ for their people. • Other governments have used food as a weapon by ___________ to political enemies. © Brain Wrinkles

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Africa • The standard of living for much of Africa is very low. • Many Africans cannot meet their basic needs and poverty is widespread. • Three-fourths of the world’s poorest countries are located in Africa. • There are many major issues across Africa that affect the people’s quality of life: unstable governments, access to education, lack of healthcare, and the threat of famine.

Instability • Government instability is a major issue that has kept African nations from improving their citizens’ standard of living. • In many parts of Africa, civil wars, military coups, and revolutions have caused power to change hands many time. • When a country’s government is unstable, it cannot meet the needs of its people. • Political conflicts keeps many countries from providing education opportunities and finding solutions to the issues of famine, poverty, and disease.

Education • Access to education is an issue that many African countries face. • Many of these nations have been involved in civil wars and have had little time or money to invest in an education system. • Because of this, access to education in Africa is often limited.

Education • Children who live in Africa’s cities have greater access to education. • In rural areas, there is a shortage of money, teachers, and school buildings. • Often, families are too poor to send all of their children to school, so some have to work or do chores.

Gender Gap • Education for women is a huge problem in Africa. • Some African societies believe that girls do not need an education, and instead, they should prepare for marriage by learning to cook and clean. • Because of this, far less African women are literate than men.

Disease • The governments of many African nations have failed to focus on building proper healthcare systems for their citizens. • As a result, there are too few hospitals, not enough doctors, and insufficient supplies to treat outbreaks of major diseases.

Epidemic • In many instances, African governments have not been effective in distributing medicines in emergencies. • Outbreaks of diseases can turn into deadly epidemics when African governments do not act quickly. • Some epidemics that have occurred in Africa include malaria, Ebola, and AIDS.

AIDS in Africa • Today, 34 million people worldwide are living with HIV/AIDS, and two-thirds of those people are in sub-Saharan Africa. • About 24 million people across the continent have AIDS, and 1. 5 million have died. • These deaths have created over 11 million orphans.

AIDS in Africa • The situation has gotten even worse as a result of poverty and weak educational and public health services. • The epidemic now places a huge burden on the healthcare systems on countries that barely have enough resources to handle basic care. • Few African countries have the resources to treat AIDS patients.

Zimbabwe • Zimbabwe has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in the world. • The country also has government corruption, civil unrest, and a suspicion of outside help—which has made the situation worse. • Zimbabwe also has a very poor economy, meaning that the expensive medicines are impossible for most

Botswana • Botswana has maintained a stable democratic government since the country gained independence in 1966. • As a result, Botswana has the resources to help treat AIDS patients. • Botswana’s government has provided education and prevention training for its citizens. • It was also the first country to offer the necessary drug therapy for free to infected

Famine • Famine is one of Africa’s biggest problems. • Famine occurs when a region does not have enough food for a long period of time. • In many African countries, famine has taken a strong hold when governments have failed to provide enough resources to feed their people.

Lack of Food • Many African countries face drought because of climate changes. • Repeated drought has plagued Africa since the 1970 s. • Soil barrenness and erosion have decreased the amount of crops grown. • AIDS has reduced the workforce available to farm the land.

Instability • The stability of a country’s government directly impacts the country’s ability to provide enough food to prevent famine. • Civil wars interrupt daily life for most people, including farmers, which causes food shortages. • Some governments have built armies instead of investing in food for their people. • Other governments have used food as a weapon by denying food shipments to political enemies.

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