Keywords: Facing Sudan, lesson plan for Sudan, Sudan, Africa, war, genocide, child soldiers, geography, teaching history, teaching with movies, teaching with film, using movies in the classroom, lesson plans for literature, language arts lesson plans, lesson plans, Lesson Plan, Movies in the Classroom,
Author: Cynthia Kirkeby
Lesson Plans: Bruce David Janu
Affiliation: ClassBrain, Inc.
Date: 19 January 2008
Duration: 1 - 3 Class Periods, 1 Home Study Event
Background for Facing Sudan
In Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea lies the country of Sudan. It has been through a civil war for more than 20 years, and a genocide still rages on within its borders. Millions have died. Children have been pressed into service as soldiers, since so many adults have died. Can anything have an effect on this horrifically war torn region?