Chapter 13 (Ghana: A West African Trading Empire) . . .
Content Objectives: SWBT describe the importance of the gold and salt in trans-Saharan trade.
Language Objective: SWBT explain how the taxes collected on these goods (gold and salt) made Ghana wealthy and powerful.
Essential Question: Why was Ghana’s king so powerful?
Essential Question: What factors contributed to the decline of Ghana?
*Week 3 of Quarter 3 . . . it’s already the third week of the 3rd Quarter . . . & this week we will reach and surpass the 100th day of the school year . . . stay alert and continue to do your best work!
Monday, January 30, 2017
Today’s Agenda: Class work . . . Day 98
TFT (3 of 10): “Every time an old man dies, it is as if a library has burnt down.” West African Proverb . . . 5 minutes.
ICA #11 (Salt is worth its weight in gold) . . . 5-7 minutes.
View Video: “West African Empires” . . . 10 minutes.
Release time for 2nd Quarter Projects . . . 18 minutes.
Visual Analysis (Group) . . . 12 minutes.
Mr. Fulumirani