Lesson Plans
Lesson Title: Using the Patterns and Symbols of Mali Mud Cloth to Convey Identity Name: Janet Berry Discipline: Visual Arts School: Montgomery Blair High School, Montgomery County Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12: Drawing and Design, 2-D Design Unit Time Period: Five 90-minute periods |
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Lesson Title: Power and the Communication of Values in West African Art of the Past and Present Name: Susan Cantorna Discipline: Art I School: Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School, Prince George's County Grade Level: Grade 9/ Art, Social Studies Time Period: 3 days. |
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Name: Jean Cuseo-Fields Discipline: Creative Arts School: Ballenger Creek Middle, Frederick County Grade Level: 7th Grade |
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Lesson Title: Where We Came From~Examining Ancient African Civilizations Name: Jermaine Ellerbe School: Baltimore County Public School System Grade Level: 7th Grade Time Period: 4-5 60 minute class sessions |
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Name: Roxane France-Woods Discipline: Art School: Northwestern High School, Prince George's County Grade Level: High School Time Period: 1 period |
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Lesson Title: Linguistic Diversity in Spain & Mali Name: Jacqueline Gaskins and Jennifer Johnson Discipline: Spanish Schools: Ernest Just Middle School and Charles Carroll Middle School, Prince George's County Grade Level: 7, 8 Time Period: Two 45 minute sessions OR One 90 minute session |
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Lesson Title: Communication through Song: Corrido & Griot Name: Jacqueline Gaskins and Jennifer Johnson Discipline: Spanish Schools: Ernest Just Middle School and Charles Carroll Middle School, Prince George's County Grade Level: 7, 8 Time Period: Two 45 minute sessions OR One 90 minute session |
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Lesson Title: Imitation Bogolanfini Mud Cloth Name: Jacqueline Gaskins and Jennifer Johnson Discipline: Spanish Schools: Ernest Just Middle School and Charles Carroll Middle School, Prince George's County Grade Level: 7, 8 Time Period: Six 45 minute sessions OR Three 90 minute sessions. |
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Lesson Title: Power of Symbols in West African Art Name: Jessica Guzman Discipline: Photography/Digital Arts School: Northwestern High School, Prince George's County Grade Level: 9-12 Time Period: Six class periods |
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Lesson Title: Expressions of Power in African-American and West African Art Name: Laurie A. Hortie Discipline: English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) School:Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Prince George’s County Grade Level/Content Focus: Grades 9 – 11, ESOL level 3 (intermediate) |
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Lesson Title: Making Akan Gold Weights and Understanding their Proverbial Meanings Name: Elaine Jones Discipline: Visual art School: Rockwell Elementary School, Montgomery County Grade Level: 4, 5 |
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Lesson Title: West African Art Name: Tara Kelly School: Thomas W. Pyle Middle School, Prince George's County |
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Lesson Title: Identity in A Raisin in the Sun Name: Linda Krakaur Discipline: English School: Sherwood High School, Montgomery County Grade Level: 9 |
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Lesson Title: Music in West Africa Name: Leona Lowery Discipline: Music School: Northwestern High School, Prince George's County Grade Level: 9 - 12 Time Period: 4-6 – 90 minute classes sessions |
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Name: Cynthia Ann Magruder and Paula Russo Discipline: History and Visual Arts, respectively School: Mercy High School, Baltimore Grade Level/Content Focus: Ninth Grade/World Cultures, Social Studies Time Required for Lesson: One 75-minute class period |
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Lesson Title: Power in Art in Japan and Mali Name: Harumi Ozaki-Robertson Discipline: Japanese III – IV, history, visual arts School: Northwestern High School, Prince George's County Grade level: High school Time Period: 3 class periods |
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Lesson Title: Medieval Ethiopia, Mali and Nigeria: The Influence of Culture in Africa Name: Brenda Randolph Discipline: Library Research Skills and World Studies School: Silver Spring International, Montgomery County Grade Level: Middle School Time Period: Two Days |
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Lesson Title: Change and Continuity - Relating the Past to the Present (PDF, 9.6 MB) Name: Rachel Sinnet Discipline: Visual Arts School: Forest Oak Middle School Grade Level: Middle School |
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Lesson Title: Using West African Gold Weights and African Masks as a Way of Communication Name: Katie Smit and Stacey Wages Discipline: Language Arts School: Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, Prince George’s County Grade Level: 8 Time Period: Four 90-minute periods |
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Name: Amy Smith Discipline: History School: Wilde Lake High School, Howard County Grade Level: High School |
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Name: Mary Ellen Sturm Discipline: Social Studies/World History and Culture School: Rosa Parks Middle School Grade: 7, Middle School |
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