Unit 1: Unit 1: African American Origins and African Contributions/Diaspora

•In what ways did Africa contribute to the evolutionary development of humanity?

•How has the concept of race been constructed over time and what role has the concept of race had in world conflict?

For this Unit of Study, students will know and be able to...

Knowledge:

•Compare and contrast the development of various African civilizations.

•Evaluate Africa’s contradiction to the false narrative of African inferiority and racial stereotypes.•Analyze West Africa’s wealth, geographical and ethnic diversity.

•Evaluate the characteristics and achievements of the African peoples discussed in this unit.

•Analyze the construct of race and its impact on world civilization.

Skills:

•Contribute to and maintenance of a safe classroom space

•Develop a historical frame-of-reference of Ancient Africa’s contributions to world culture

.•Evaluate available primary sources to compare and contrast beliefs and historical background of early African civilizations

Lesson 1.0: Course Introduction (Who are We?)
Lesson 1.1: African Origins
Lesson 1.2: African Empires to the Demise of Songhai
Lesson 1.3: The Moors
Lesson 1.4: The Social Construction of Race and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.8 Evaluate an author's premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating or challenging them with other information.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.