Learners take a closer look at one journalist's work on UN Peacebuilding efforts in four African nations: Sierra Leone, Burundi, Central African Republic, and Guinea Bissau. They collaborate to define peacebuilding and discuss the concept of sustainable peace, drawing connections to international and local community efforts.

Concepts

africa, the united nations

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Additional Tags

peacebuilding, sustainable peace, africa, united nations, un, english language arts

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Pros

• Nice opportunity for analyzing author's perspective and identifying main idea

Cons

• May be difficult to discuss and convey some of the more complex concepts without more concrete information or instructional material

Common Core

RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.2 RI.11-12.1 RI.11-12.2 SL.9-10.1.a SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.1.a SL.11-12.2 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.4 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.4