Modern Africa Unit | Culture, Government, Economy & Society | 6th-8th Grade

With this ready-to-go unit about Africa's governments, economy, cultures and people, you have everything you need: lessons, activities, reading passages, and slides. Study the major ethnic groups, languages, and religious groups in Africa. Learn about the governments and economies in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria. Explore how government stability, health, and education are connected.

✅ Perfect For...

• Teach a more complete picture of modern Africa.

• Explore cultural characteristics, government and economies in Africa

• Emergency sub plans or supplemental classroom activities

• Supplement a lackluster curriculum that doesn't acknowledge Africa

This People and Cultures of Africa Unit is ready to use! It includes 5 fantastic lessons that your students will enjoy.

Product Details

1 ZIP file with:

5 complete lessons
Ready-to-use lesson plans with objectives, materials, vocabulary, and teaching instructions.

50 instructional slides
Visual, classroom-ready presentations covering the major concepts of Modern Africa

13 student activities and 4 informational texts
Worksheets, readings, timelines, and activities that give students opportunities to analyze and apply what they're learning.

Multimedia resources
Students learn through podcasts, videos, images, primary/secondary texts, and timelines.

Poster project with rubric
Assess what students have learned about Modern Africa.

Pacing guide + answer keys
Know exactly how the unit fits into your curriculum and have everything ready to go.

What Students Will Learn

• Analyze the cultural, linguistic, and religious diversity of Africa.

• Explore how culture shapes people's lives and communities.

• Compare governments and systems of citizen participation in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria.

• Examine how economic systems and political stability influence people's lives.

• Analyze connections between government, education, health, and standard of living.

• Explore factors that influence economic growth in African countries.

Aligned to Standards:

This unit supports Georgia 7th Grade Social Studies Standards and helps students analyze modern Africa through:

• Analyze the diverse cultural characteristics of the people who live in Africa. (SS7G4)

• Compare and contrast different forms of citizen participation in government. (SS7CG1)

• Analyze how government instability in Africa impacts standard of living. (SS7CG2)

• Analyze different economic systems. (SS7E1)

• Describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya. (SS7E3)

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Total Pages 31 Pages | 50 Slides