Week 8: October 19 through 23
- Daisy Ross
- Oct 18, 2020
- 5 min read
Updated: Oct 23, 2020
This week we will discuss people who have made a positive impact in the world. We often hear about a few real-life heroes but we can never know them all. Every day, brave people work to improve the lives of others, even when the work is intimidating.
intimidating- having a frightening, overawing, or threatening effect.
Let’s find out more about some less popular real-life people who have accomplished amazing successes against the odds.
Monday, October 19, 2020
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey’s legacy is celebrated around the world. His work reconnected Africans from the diaspora with Continental Africans based on our shared intentions for self-empowerment.
You may notice the odd speaking voice of Marcus Garvey in the recording. This short video explains the dialect being used in Garvey’s recording and many other audio forms from the early 1900s. To learn more about Garvey, please read the article below.
Product: Build the Black Star Liner ship using the objects in this picture. You can add some things but use these objects at a minimum.
This is a picture of the S. S. Yarmouth, Black Star Liner’s flagship.
The ship was vital in establishing trade between Africa and Pan-African businesses in the West.
Garvey planned to use the ships in the Black Star Liner fleet to transport Africans throughout the diaspora to the continent to reestablish themselves, their families, and businesses on the African continent.
Decorate your version of the Black Star Liner ship and share it on the Family World School group Facebook page or in the comments section below.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
We Tell Our Stories
So how do you begin writing an essay?
First off, begin creating your essay by brainstorming. Spend some time thinking about what you want to say and how you want to say it. Do whatever research needed and take notes to answer questions
Second, write your first draft. This may lead to second, third, or more drafts to get your writing just right.
Next, reread, revise, and edit the draft you feel most satisfied with. Check for spelling errors. Check to make sure your ideas are presented as you’d like them to be and that appropriate grammar and context are present as well.
The fourth step is to publish or present your work to others. This can be through online publication, reading it aloud to family, friends, or your peers, or publishing in a book.(Did you notice the homophones and homographs in the writing above? Homo is Latin for “same”. Phone is Greek for “sound“ or “voice“. Graph is Greek for “drawn” or “written”.)
After publishing many writers learn something or notice that something in their work was not as they currently would like it to be. This is how we get revised books and updated articles. The truth is that these steps are a cycle that often never ends when used in the real world. For students, it often end when the assignment is turned in to a teacher and the final grades are made. So, make sure that you have carefully reread and revised your ‘final’ draft before presenting for assessment by your teacher.
Since the 60s, there has been a concerted effort for modern indigenous people and colonized people all over the world to begin to portray their heroes, successes, and failures in the ways that they can learn and grow from.
We can tell our stories through various platforms but those messages have to be readable and clear so that others understand. Yesterday we discussed Marcus Garvey’s life and work. Garvey‘s ideas were instrumental in the movements that created empowering organizations that exist for the African diaspora today.
Let’s practice the essay writing process together as we learn more about Garvey.
First is brainstorming:
Where was he born?
What did he do?
How did he live?
Why was he important?
Product: Create a brainstorm sheet about a real-life hero who has had an impact in history, your life, or your community. Please share in Facebook or in the comment below.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Real Life Heroes Do Big Things
Meet Nyamal Tutdeal. She lives in the North East, United States.
Nyamal is not super famous like Harriet Tubman or Rosa Parks, but she has made such an impact in the world that she is indeed a hero for many.
Nyamal was conceived in the southern part of Sudan but her parents left as refugees due to war and she was born in Gambella, Ethiopia as a young child. Colonization and Western influence combined with ancient cultural tensions caused civil unrest and outright war on the sacred grounds of her homeland. Then there was war in Ethiopia and her family had to flee once again. She was resettled in the United States during late elementary school. When she came to the States, she was surrounded by people who mocked her because of her beautiful Nuer skin color. Despite her frustration about moving to a place where she was not familiar and the struggles she and her family faced adjusting to being a 'minority' among people who did not and had no interest in understanding her differences, Nyamal grew to live up to her name. Nyamal means "peace maker".
She has worked with various immigrants, migrants, refugees, indigenous communities, and women groups, within the United States and internationally. As a notable international speaker and an advocate for displaced communities, Nyamal saw a need for indigenous people to utilize indigenous ways to resolve conflicts. Her advocacy work took her to the White House during President Obama’s term in office. She's has hosted cultural events and facilitates dialogue on conflict resolution, antiracist/race relations and peacebuilding. She is also a certified mediator and teaches mediation and conflict coaching. Today southern Sudan has become the nation of South Sudan. Nyamal is the cofounder of the international charity NyaEden Foundation where she focuses on helping displaced girls and women in Ethiopia continue their education, self advocate, and improve mental and emotional health. Nyamal's work also directly supports men and boys, through conflict resolution sessions and supporting families with children. Her foundation supports women and girls to improve outcomes for everyone in communities of displaced people affected by violence and war. She knows that when you empower women, you empower a nation!
Session B students can read the pdf here
Product: If you could improve something in the world or fight for a cause, what would it be? Pretend you are an advocate or successful champion of the work you would like to do. Imagine how your work in this cause will improve the conditions of others. Pretend you are invited to speak about the cause you've chosen. What organizations invited you? What would you say? What have you accomplished for your cause? Get your parents to help you research organizations that are working with the same idea as you. Prepare your speech or interview.
Here's how you can share. Choose one:
Record a video of someone interviewing you.
Write a transcript of your interview.
Write your speech and share your final draft.
Don't forget to share in the Facebook FWS group page or in the comments below.
Wednesday, October 22, 2020
Historic Heroes
There are many true adventures with heroes that accomplish big things.
Complete the activity below on an historical hero. Share screenshots of your works.
Here’s an FWS essays on someone who has made the world better because of his efforts and grit!
By FWS student Kninti
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Friday, October 23, 2020
We hope you all have enjoyed this week's assignments. Here is One More!
We have attached a fun worksheet where you all have to identify Who's Who among the heroes that we have discussed at the beginning of the week. Each picture will contain a small white box. Inside the box you will have to read the short biographies and place the correct number in the box of the hero it matches. You may need the help of your computer, encyclopedia, or an adult to assist you with identifying the heroes.
An adult may read the biographies to you or you may watch a short video about the heroes. Enjoy!
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