- Read and discuss "Song of Lawino"
- Respond to the following questions:
- What was Lawino's advice to Ocol?
- How did Ocol feel about African culture? Provide examples.
- How did Ocol feel about British culture? Provide examples.
- How did Lawino feel about African culture? About British culture?
- What signs are there that life is changing for the African people? Be specific.
FRIDAY, FEB 11
- Find one "thing" (e.g. blog, video, song, webiste, etc…) that deals with social activism and be prepared to share it with the class
FRIDAY, FEB 4
- Building miniature houses
- After the house building activity, respond to these questions individually:
- How did it feel to be in a group that had lots of (or some, or few) materials?
- Was there anything else besides the amount of supplies that had an effect on your group's ability to build something?
- Did the amount of materials affect the size of the house? Would it affect the comfort of the people living in the house?
- Did any small group try to do something about the inequality? If so, what? Was this effective?
- What would have been a fair way to distribute the materials?
- Would it have been fair to give prizes or hold a contest, given that not everyone had the same access to materials to begin with? Why or why not? Is it fair to judge people by how many resources they have?
- This was only a simulation of inequality. Where in our community or world can you see the results of people having different amounts of wealth and resources? Are these people or groups still judged by the same rules or standards? Is that fair?
- What can students do in real life to help change such unequal situations?
- Why do you think there are unequal resources for building houses in the real world?
MONDAY, JAN 30
- "Coming of the Pink Cheeks" - read and respond to the following:
- On page 49, Kabongo says that "Something has taken away the meaning of our lives." What is that "something"?
- The final lines of the reading describe how life has changed for the new generation of Kikuyu: "They ride fast in motorcars, they work fire-sticks that kill, they make music from a box. But they have no land and no food and they have lost laughter." Does the experience of the Kikuyu have any significance for us today?
