Entry Task:

Describe one aspects of the Maasai Tribes “surface culture”

and one aspect of the Maasai Tribes “deep culture.”

Seating Chart: •Needed for the KHDA Inspection, which will be held on March 6th – March 9th

Objective:•The students will be able to distinguish between aspects of surface culture and deep culture.

Interactive Notebook:

•Date = •Page # = Maasai Tribe •Date =

Grade 8 – WWW – Kenya

•https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B8C6iNZBxeylOTRnS3lreWlpWTg

Joseph Lekuton•http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/bios/joseph-lekuton/

Read Aloud: •Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna • https://books.google.ae/books?id=XXIDAQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

Comprehension Questions: *Directions – Answer each question in complete sentences.

1.) Who are the Maasai? How did they get their name?2.) Maasai are a community of nomads. What are nomads?3.) What does a lion mean in Maasai? 4.) What do Maasai look for as they move around? Why?5.) What can we learn by studying how people live in other places and cultures?

A Tribe Called…• Mission: In Africa there is a tribe called the Dinka tribe in

the Sudan. They worship their cattle and their whole life is centered around those cattle. Your table group is now a tribe. You must now set-up your tribe’s rules and culture. • Directions: You are now a tribe. Its time to set up your

tribe. Everyone should participate and have the following items written in their Interactive Notebook.