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Somali

Somali. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265086/. Clip one: black hawk down (Ashraf). News: pirates (Sherry). Clip three: columbus� case (Jana). Hello Group! I have two different possibilities for this:

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Somali

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  1. Somali

  2. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265086/ Clip one: black hawk down (Ashraf)

  3. News: pirates (Sherry)

  4. Clip three: columbus� case (Jana) Hello Group! I have two different possibilities for this: -An article from the Dispatch about a group of Somali Immigrants who were convicted of food stamp fraud -A blog post outraged by Somali-Muslims demanding (and being given) time to pray during Ramadan by a company Which do you think would be best?

  5. Write it on a post it! What do you think or know about Somalia?

  6. For students and teachers: to facilitate the awareness and understanding of Somali culture and Somali people. For teachers: to apply this awareness in creating a caring-centered classroom environment, to make Somali students more included. The goal of the presentation

  7. 1. History

  8. general information (population, etc) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COjYaINTgFs What did you learn as a teacher after watching it? 1.1 History (Ashraf)

  9. ongoing civil wars destroy the education system share one religion and one language-> for the first time they need to get used to the totally different environment with different people 1.2 History (Ashraf)

  10. Deaths, loss of family Somali diaspora All public schools closed Trauma (mental health issues) A Snapshot of Somali Immigrants in Columbus, Ohio Effects of Civil War

  11. resource: teenage refugees from Somali speak out (Renka) 1.4 history

  12. Teenage refugees from Somalia Speak out • Intermediate level reading • General information about the civil war • Personal stories of Somali teenagers • Mohamud(16yrs) recalls his happy memories in Somali. He is happy to be in Canada with his sister but he cannot stop thinking about Somalia.

  13. 2. Muslim

  14. 1. how religion affects the way of living? 2. the way they dress 3. relationship between men and women 4. role of males and females 5. more than 99% are muslims 6. cultures and customs 2.1 Muslim (Talip & Renka)

  15. 1. resource: culture and customs of Somalia (talip) 2. Renka�s experience visiting Somali Women Center (situations in the States) 2.2 Muslim

  16. Somali Community Association of Ohio • Interview • What do teachers know about Somali students the most? • What is the role of women? • Is it okay for teachers to get Somali students in pairs with student of opposite sex? • What is your expectation for education? • Different hardship for Somali refugees and American-born Somali student • Address; 3422 ClevelnadAvenue Columbus OH 43224http://www.somaliohio.org/index.htm

  17. 3. collectivism

  18. generosity/ hospitability clan-based culture role model of older relatives Names (son of father and father�s father) video: Your guide to Somali Culture (1-2 mins) 3.1 collectivism (Sherry)

  19. 4. Poetry A "Nation of Bards" May seem like an unimportant point, but this is a point of enormous pride for somalis. Poems are used in every aspect of life in Somali culture. A person might make up a poem while doing chores, or for a relationship. But political leaders will also hire poets to create poems for campaigns and political unrest was centered around the poet Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame 'Hadrawi': the Somali Shakespeare Many political activists are also poets

  20. Rely on oral language rather than written language Attempt to adopt national language since the 20's and formally adopted in 1972. that is not to say they didn't have written language, they just didn't have a universal one Folktales/ proverbs/ poetry Why poetry?

  21. Constrained by Hadrawi

  22. Resource This is a book written about a Somali immigrant to Britain by a woman who is muslim and of Zulu and Scotitish ancestry but has spent much time interacting with Somalis and somali culture. This book illustrates the central role poety plays in many somalis lifes. Safie the protagonist is a teenage girl who is dealing wit changes in her family when her father who was belived to be dead returns to the family. This book shows how how Safie uses her poery to express herself and her confusion when dealing with changes in her family. It also has examples of poems written by famous somali poets. This is also a valuable resource for people who are unfamiliar with Islamic traditions this book can serve as a powerful tool to make the traditions understandable and relate-able. This is an excellent resource for teaching 7-9th graders and also for teachers who are teaching somali students but are feeling disconnected from them and their traditions. a

  23. Answering Misconceptions

  24. parent involvement traumatic experience prejudice against Somali valuing culture of every student Looking for the “fund” instead of the deficit Resource: http://www.somalilife.com/vbforum/showthread.php?t=90593 To be Culturally Responsive Teachers�(Renka)

  25. To be Culturally Responsive Teachers • Encourage parental involvement • Be aware of traumatic experience • Get rid of prejudice against Somali • Value cultures of every student

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