Pygmies, pictures, and poetry
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/10/g68/geopygmies.html
A lesson plan for grade 7 Social Studies
In this Xpeditions lesson, students will use the photos and text resources from sites such as the National Geographic magazine feature “Africa MegaFlyover” to learn about the culture and lifestyle of the Pygmie people. This lesson combines literature with social studies and provides multiple opportunities for students to engage in independent practice.
Students will:
- locate Gabon, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Congo—where many Pygmy tribes live—on a map of Africa;
- use pictures and printed material to learn about the lifestyle, culture, and physical characteristics of Pygmies; and
- use this geographic material as the subject of written and visual art in poetry and collages.
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North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 7
- Goal 1: The learner will use the five themes of geography and geographic tools to answer geographic questions and analyze geographic concepts.
- Objective 1.02: Generate, interpret, and manipulate information from tools such as maps, globes, charts, graphs, databases, and models to pose and answer questions about space and place, environment and society, and spatial dynamics and connections.
- Goal 8: The learner will assess the influence and contributions of individuals and cultural groups in Africa, Asia, and Australia.
- Objective 8.02: Describe the role of key groups such as Mongols, Arabs, and Bantu and evaluate their impact on historical and contemporary societies of Africa, Asia, and Australia.
