Grade 7 Lesson at a Glance: Chapter 6, Lesson 1

Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Across the Centuries

Lesson at a Glance
Chapter 6, Lesson 1, The Bantu Migration (pp. 136-139)

The Big Idea
Framework Concept: Culture The migration of the Nok people, a Bantu-speaking people, greatly influenced the development of local peoples throughout south and east Africa and created a richly diverse, but related culture.

Write the words rodeo, pizza, and algebra on the board. Ask students if they know what languages these words come from. (Spanish, Italian, Arabic) Then discuss how these words came into the English language and how the things these words represent have become a natural part of American culture. Draw a parallel between the influences other cultures have had in the United States and the influences the Bantu people had throughout south and east Africa.

Lesson Outline
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Check for Understanding

Have students write letters as if they were members of a Bantu-speaking group encouraging others to come to their new home and describing their experiences.
Have students work in small groups to create a mural showing the impact of the Bantu migration on local African groups over a period of years.

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