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ERIC ED188993: Africa: A Unit for an Arts in General Education Curriculum. An Instructional Unit for Sixth Grade.

The document presents the sixth grade teaching unit of an interdisciplinary work project on Africa, one of a number of products developed by a summer workshop for teachers on African curriculum development. The overall objective is to clarify some similarities and differences between Western and African cultures, as well as to illustrate diversity within the African continent. This unit is centered around the traditional African story-telling techniques, particularly those incorporating music, of the Igbo people of Nigeria and the Shona people of Zimbabwe. Introductory material states instruct…