Lesson #5

Mrs. D. M. Collins

Lesson Topic____World Wide Famine & Drought

Time_____8 weeks________ Date__ ______

Lesson Objectives:

                        (Handout #1)

·        The student will understand the ramifications of famine and drought

·        Locally           

·        http://www.medair.org/Medair%20News/kenya_pages/thumb_4.htm

Kenya

·        http://www.vinsight.org/1998news/0427c.htm

Vietnam Famine

·        http://www.sidamaconcern.com/current_affairs/ethiopia_prefamine_situation.htm

·        Ethiopia

·        Globally

·        http://www.medair.org/nationals/hq_map.htm

Medair Humanitarian Aid in Famine, Floods, Drought, & Conflict

·        http://www.ncccusa.org/news/00news41.html

National Council of Churches

·        Technologically

·        http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/aswan_high.html

Aswan Dam

·        http://www.dams.org/

The World Commission on Dams

·        Economically

·        http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/qa/105-10focus/focus.html

Is It Worth A Dam?

·         

·        The student will understand the contributing factors to famine & drought

·        Education

·        http://www.drought.sdnpk.org/wrong.htm

Wrong Planning leads to Famine

·        Financial

·        Desertification

·        http://www.dams.org/

·        Desertification Information Network

Material/Special Arrangements:

            http://www.encyclopedia.com/ 

             Electric Library Encyclopedia

http://www.bartleby.com/65/

            Columbia Encyclopedia

·        media center

·        library

·        internet

·        computer/typewriter

·        oak tag (for pictorial)

·        teacher generated handouts

·        newspaper

Anticipatory Set:

·        8 weeks

Lesson/Learning Activities:

·        related writing assignments (2)

·        internet research

·        outlining

·        organization skills

·        current event homework (utilize teacher generated handout #2)

·        due weekly every Friday

·        Current event to be on your research topic only.

http://nytsyn.com/  New York Times

http://www.newsday.com/az/liaz.htm  Newsday

Handout #2                                           Name: ___________________________

Select an article of your choice from the newspaper.  Read the article and answer the following questions.  Attach the article and hand it in with these questions.

Name of newspaper: _____________________________________________________

The headline reads: ______________________________________________________

Writer/Writers of the article: _____________________________________________

Who? __________________________________________________________________

What? _________________________________________________________________

When? _________________________________________________________________

Where? ________________________________________________________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________

How? ______________________________________________________________

Write a summary based on the information gathered above.  Write an overview of the article.  The summary must give a clear overview of the article.  The summary is not your opinion.  Be sure to write in complete sentences.  Check spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar.

Grading Requirements

Handout #3

·        Journal

·        Must include each student’s responsibilities during class time designated for projects

·        All references must be included

·        Internet

·        Text

·        Typed/Cover page

·        Due date_____________

Guided Practices:

·        Teacher & librarian demonstrations

·        Classroom lessons

·        Textbook lessons

·        Film(s)

5 minute introduction to the Rain Forest

                                        30 minute movie “Mississippi Swamps

·        Project

·        Adopt an acre of Rain Forest

·        Adopt an acre of Coral Reef

Students will raise money to purchase protected site from the Nature Conservancy.  $35.00 an acre.

                http://consci.tnc.org/

                The Nature Conservancy Help Protect

·        Support materials

·        homework

Closure/Check for Understanding

·        each week a period is set assist to assist, monitor, and grade

Formative Evaluation:

·        included in handout #2

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