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Anticipatory Set. Discuss the following question with your neighbor: What are some problems that 18yr olds face after they gain independence? What are some problems that countries face after they gain independence? What similarities are there between students & countries gaining independence?.
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Anticipatory Set Discuss the following question with your neighbor: What are some problems that 18yr olds face after they gain independence? What are some problems that countries face after they gain independence? What similarities are there between students & countries gaining independence?
New Nations in Africa • In your notebook, create a chart with 5 rows and 3 columns. Leave the margin open • In your group, fill in the information for each square. Divide the squares among the group members
New Nations in Africa • Ghana • Organized strikes and boycotts • Developed industry and expensive health, welfare, and education programs • Economic & political instability • Kenya • Frightened white farmers & forced them to leave farmland in northern highlands • Tried to unite ethnic and language groups & developed business • Civil disorder • Zaire • Granted suddenly by Belgium • Brutal and corrupt rule • Depleted resources, extreme poverty, social unrest • Algeria • France transferred power after 1962 referendum • Began land reforms, developed plans for education • Unemployment, Islamic revival, ensuing civil war • Angola • Assumed when Portuguese troops withdrew • Communist seizure of power and fighting among rebel groups supported by outside sources • Continuing tension among groups and foreign countries supporting them
New Nations in AfricaNews Report • In your same groups, you will create and perform a News Report based on the information your group found: • How did the country gain independence, what problems did they face, how did they try to solve those problems? • 1 person will be the anchor who will introduce the story and reporter • Name of the country, when they gained independence, who they gained independence from • 1 person will be the reporter on the scene • Interview witnesses: ask how they gained independence, what problems did they face, how did they try to solve them? • The rest of the group members will be witnesses • If there is a VIP, one group member must be the VIP • Write your dialogue in your notebook • Be creative, create props and practice your lines so that you will not have to read from your notebook