History of the Kenya
Mrs.
Nardi's 9th Grade World History Class
Lenox Memorial High School, Lenox, Massachsetts
Syllabus
Week of April 27-May 1
1. Honors reading, Dreams from My Father, Section 3.
2. Read the Early Kikuyu and Socio-Religious Traditions of the website.Take notes for a homework quiz. Questions to Consider are helpful for study.
3. Read British Indirect Rule through Legal Manuverings.
4. Map Quiz on Physical feature, Thursday.
Week of May 4-8
1. Read the History
section of the website including "the History of Racsim", The
Berlin Conference and Social Darwinism. Answer the Questions to Consider
for this section.
2. World History Quiz, Wednesday May 6, Early Kikuyu to Cege KibiMru, the Kikuyu prophets.
3.May 6, Read John C.
McCutheon's journal of his "adventures" in Africa found on pages
65-67, in your textbook. HW Quiz, May 7
4. May 7, read journal pages, 68-75, to "No Book on Africa..."
5. May 8-10 , finish and do Questions to Consider, numbers 18 thru 31.
Week of May 11-15
1. May 11, HW quiz on McCutchen Journal; HW read "History" from "Colonial Kenya throught "Legal Manoverings"
2. May 12, HW quiz on "Colonial Kenya; HW read "Origins of Mau Mau" ,
3. May 13, Quiz on reading from McCutchen, "Colonial Kenya" through "Origins of Mau Mau"
4. May 14, read excerpt from "History of the Hanged" in class.
5. May 15, Land Alienation
Week of May 18-22
May 18, Finish Land Alienation and read Mariika Oathing Ritual,p. 28; HW Quiz on Land Alienation; F Period, HW, Land Alienation, HW quiz
May 19, HW Quiz, Mariika Oathing Ritual, HW reading, "Origins of Mau Mau" Handout.
May 20, HW quiz "Origin of Mau Mau", HW reading, KLFA, pg. 30.
May 21, Review for Quiz tomorrow
May 22, Quiz on Land Alienation; Mariika Oathing Ritual; Origins of Mau Mau; KLFA.
HW reading for weekend, "Women and Mau Mau".
Week of May 25-29
May 25, No School
May 26, HW Quiz, "Women and Mau Mau"; HW reading, "British Response to Mau Mau Uprising". pgs 33-34.
May 27, HW Quiz, British Response; HW reading, "Pipeline",handout.
May 28, HW quiz "Pipeline" ,HW
Reading "Post-Colonial Kenya"
May 29, film in theater, "Duma" plus End of Year Banquet.
Week of June 1-5
June 1, review "British Response, Kenyatta, Pipeline, Villigazation, and Post Colonial Kenya
June 2, Quiz on all of the above sections.
June 3 and 4, Review all of Unit for test, Persuasive Paper assignment due June 10, see details on link to "Activities" link above .
June 5, Unit Test on Kenya