a long way gone: memoirs of a boy soldier
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. Monday. What are we doing. What are the objectives?. Offer solutions to contemporary world problems- child soldiers/ blood diamonds. Explain how scarcity influences society. Africa Map Africa is Diverse Where is Sierra Leone? Blood Diamonds - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
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Monday
What are we doing
• Africa Map• Africa is Diverse• Where is Sierra Leone?• Blood Diamonds• Graphic Organizer- Who
is Ishmael Beah
What are the objectives?
• Offer solutions to contemporary world problems- child soldiers/ blood diamonds.
• Explain how scarcity influences society.
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What continent are they from?
• What continent are they from?
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Where continent is he from?
• Where is
• he from?
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What continent are they from?
• What continent are they from?
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Africa
• Africa
Circle
Sierra
Leone
Quiz Fri
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Where is this located?
• Where is this located?
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Where is this located?
• Where is this?
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Africa
• A continent- How many countries?
• 3 times the size of the US.
• 800 different languages
• 800 different groups- very diverse.
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Sierra Leone
• What do you remember about Sierra Leone from the chart?
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Sierra Leone
• Population: 5 million- roughly half the size of Ohio
• Per Capita GDP Per Person: $900/ US- $46,000
• Life Expectancy: 55/ US- 78
• Infant mortality: 12 deaths per 1,000- US deaths 6 per 1,000
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Where is this located?
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Sierra Leone
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Ishmael Beah
• Born Nov 23, 1980 in Sierra Leone
• Civil War, 1991• Child Soldier at 13• Rescued, 1996 • NYC, 1997• Graduated from Oberlin
College, 2004
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Civil War in Sierra Leone
• The Forgotten War:
The Sierra Leone Civil War
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Ishmael Beah Foundation
www.beahfound.org
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Ishmael Beah
• Video- http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8238302889157571517#
• Graphic Organizer-
• Who, What, When, Where and Why?