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. Answer the Questions to Consider.
3. Do the first fifteen words of the vocabulary sheet.
Week of May 4-8
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2. Do vocabulary words from 16-30 on the vocabulary sheet.
3. Read John C. McCutheon's journal of his "adventures" in Africa found on pages 209-224 in your textbook.
4. 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.
Questions for the Short Essay Quiz May 9:
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6. Handout for Monday, Imperial Reckoning, pages 18-21. Home work Quiz
Week of May 12-16
1. Homework Quiz on Imperial Reckoning.
2. Review the "History of Racism" on the History page.
3. Continue Power Point Presentations.
4. Quiz on Tuesday , May 20, next week, to include, Imperial Reckoning, the History page, John McCutheon's Journal, Social Darwinism and the Berlin Confernece.
5. Print out the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. Answer the handout questions while I am in NYC from May 15-17.
Week of May 19-23
1. Homework quizzes on reading from the History of Colonialism and McCutheon.
2. May 20, Tuesday, Quiz on History of Colonialism and McCutheon.
3. Read Origins of Mau Mau, Early Protestors and Land Alienation and the Kikuyu. Do first Questions to Consider on Land Aleination. Homework quiz tomorrow.
4. Read Kikuyu Central Association, and Oathing Rituals. Homework Quiz tomorrow.
5. Homework quiz on KCA and Oathing Rituals.
Week of May 27-30
1. Read Kenya Land and Freedom Army, and British Response to Mau Mau. Do Questions to Consider for all of the Origins of Mau Mau.
2. Do Questions to Consider for Land and Freedom Army.
3. Reading from
Histories of the Hanged, by David Anderson,pages 2-7,Handout, Homework
Quiz.
4. For Friday, read British Repsonse to Mau Mau and do Questions to Consider
for British Response. Also read Pipeline and Questions to Consider (same).
Week of June 2-6
1. Honors reading from Imperial Reckoning by Caroline Elkins, "Domestic Terror", Handout, Homework Quiz
2. Finish vocabulary words.
3. Quiz Tuesday, June 3 on Origins of Mau Mau, Land and Freedom Army, British Response and Pipeline. Honors, include "Domestic Terror" by Elkins.
4. Read Post-Colonial and Legagy of Mau Mau.
5. Read , Green Belt Movement and Wangari Maathai
6. Begin today, June 5, to reveiw for the Unit Test
Week of June 9-13
1. Review for Unit Test, C and E Periods
2. Honors will be working on the Persuasive Paper in class Tuesday and Wednesday.
3. Viewing the film "Duma" during part of class.
4. Persuasive Paper due Thursday June 12.
7 Unit Test Friday June 13
Week of June 16-20
1. Review Middle East Unit
2. Finish the film "Duma".
3. Final Exams start on June 19.