African Regions List

Use the list below to help you identify which countries are in your region.

North Africa
Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt

West Africa
Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Chad

East Africa
Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania

Central and Southern Africa
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Gabon, Equitorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros

Poor Woman in Nigeria

An interesting photo essay from Nigeria on BBC World. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/07/africa_roadside_chef/html/1.stm

The BBC website has a great photo journal that shows the grueling (vocab word) life of a poor woman in Nigeria. She sells food very cheaply to try and earn one or two dollars to feed her own family.

I like this photo journal because it shows images that help me see her life, but it also includes short descriptions to help me understand her life.

Assignment # 2

Time for some unusual stuff!

• Find an interesting fact or anecdote or website that is related to your region of Africa.
• Create a New Post in your own blog (not this blog. To do this, click on "New Post". You may need to find your "Dashboard" to do this.
• Inside the post box, write 3 short paragraphs:

1. List your interesting fact or website or story.

2. Describe it in one or two sentences

3. Write your opinion about it in one or two sentences.

See the example post above this one.

Testing

To make a comment, try the "new post" button. Give it a clear title, then write your opinion.

Google in Chinese?

Check it out - some students are getting their Google messages in Chinese. Me, too! No problem, if you can read Chinese. However, I found it difficult to figure out what to write for those fill-in-the-blanks, so I kept clicking on different Chinese words until I finally got one that allowed me to change the language! :) If you go to the main page of your blog account, called the "dashboard", it is the third link down on the right side. Click here, and choose English as your language (unless you would rather have it in Icelandic).

Another mehtod that seems to work: tell Google (in your setup page) that you live in the USA or another English-speaking country, rather than Taiwan (you can still set your time zone to Taiwan). I think this will work. Let me know.

Mr. Stanley

Fun interactive maps

Try these interactive websites for fun! Each one tests your knowledge of African countries. Your scores are not recorded and don’t affect your grade.

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/africa.html

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/afrquiz.html

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/wh.cgi

Joining your blog

To join your blog, do the following:

1. Check your email for an invitation from Mr. Stanley
2. Follow the directions to register yourself with Google. If you do not have a Google account, you will need to create one.
3. DO NOT give your last name, only your last initial
4. DO NOT give any extra info about yourself. Only give the information that is required
5. Be sure to follow all netiquette rules and the expectations of TAS for your Acceptable Use Policy (found in your handbook).
6. Once you have registered with your new blog, you are done.
7. If you wish, you can have some map fun by trying the links available in this blog.

Directions!

Be sure to check in this blog for assignments and directions related to your Africa blog!

Assignment # 1

What did you notice or learn about Africa while doing the CD Rom activity called "Africa Inspirer?" In one or two sentences, write down your thoughts or observations.

Next, write a comment on someone else's reflection (it can be someone in your blog or anyone else in this Africa Blog section). You might need to wait until other people have written their comments to do this part.

Try this activity. If for some reason it doesn't work, then send me an email and we'll make it work tomorrow.