DO NOW – WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH

Why do you think people can remember the lyrics of a song

better than the words of a speech? Explain your answer in

3 to 4 sentences.

PLEASE PUT AN ‘X’ THROUGH THE TUESDAY DO NOW AND MAKE SURE YOU PUT YOUR COHORT NUMBER AT

THE TOP OF THE PAGE WITH YOUR FCA HEADING!

INSPIRATIONAL HISTORY

September 4, 1951– President Truman makes the first transcontinental television broadcast

NAS “I CAN”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTqjThZei7U

EARLY WEST AFRICAN SOCIETY:FAMILY UNITS

Importance of basic family unit “Family” included extended family

(grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.) Large family units called clans

READ THE ARTICLE ON ANIMISM AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1. What is animism?2. According to the article, in what ways does animism take form in East Africa?

3. Why does the article state it’s important not to make Africans into “christo-pagans?”

4. How do you think the article is biased? What assumptions does it make about the East Africans’ beliefs in animism?

ARTICLE ON ANIMISM

What is animism?

ARTICLE ON ANIMISM

What is animism?Belief that personal spiritual beings and impersonal spiritual

forces have power over human affairs

ARTICLE ON ANIMISM

What form does it take in Eastern Africa?

ARTICLE ON ANIMISM

What form does it take in Eastern Africa?

Witch doctors, curses, making animal sacrifices to the spirits of departed ancestors

ARTICLE ON ANIMISM

How is it important not to create “christo-pagans?”

ARTICLE ON ANIMISM

How is it important not to create “christo-pagans?”

Author does not want someone to think there are many gods and that the God Christians serve just happens to be the most

powerful of all of them

ARTICLE ON ANIMISM

What are the author’s biases?

ARTICLE ON ANIMISM

What are the author’s biases?Stresses importance of Christianity

Downplays the importance and cultural importance of animism

EARLY WEST AFRICAN SOCIETY:ANIMISM

Animism – religion in which spirits play an important role in regulating daily life

Spirits are present in animals, plants and other natural forces

https://www.smore.com/z6fv-animism-traditional-african

TELEPHONE GAME! Everyone stand up! Mr. Dral is going to tell a brief story to

the first student in class. That student will then pass the story along to the next person and so on.

Let’s see if we can get to the end with the story perfectly in tact!

“I am a griot…master in the art of eloquence…We are vessels of speech, we are the repositories [storehouses] which harbor secrets many centuries old…Without us the names of kings would vanish…We are the memory of mankind; by the spoken word we bring to life the deeds…of kings for younger generations…For the world is old, but the future springs fro the past.”PAIR-SHARE: Why were griots important in

African society?

EARLY WEST AFRICAN SOCIETY:GRIOTS

Griots – storytellers Preserve histories and tales from

generation to generation http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aso0r4Zq-F4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQMFN-whbEU

CREATE A PERSONAL HISTORY

Take 10 to 15 minutes to silently write down a family story that is important to you

Your story should be written like a poem or in a way that could be sung as that is how traditional griots would tell the story and allow for your tale to be sung from generation to generation

BE PREPARED TO SHARE OUT!

FCA GRIOTS!

You and your group members will have 20 minutes to create an FCA griot!

Your griot must be about a memorable FCA memory or incident, or one you hope to leave FCA having created!

Your tale should be rhymed or sung and contain movement of some sort

All members must participate in front of the class

This will be counted as a project grade