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Recommended for: Grades 4-12

Resource: Taking a Stand

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Length: 3m 07s
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For thousands of years, the Baka people have lived in the rainforest of southeast Cameroon in West Africa. But now their forest is in danger from loggers cutting down a great number of trees. In this video, a delegation of Baka men walk to a town called Abong Mbang to speak with the Prefet, who is the most powerful government representative in the region. After their meeting, the Baka delegates emerge flushed with success that they will be able to manage their own forests. For more about the Baka, watch "Who are the Baka?" and "Invasion of the Modern World," part of a series of three video segments from the documentary series Africa.

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Teachers' Domain, Taking a Stand, published October 9, 2008, retrieved on ,
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/vtl07.la.rv.text.stand/

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The following Frame, Focus and Follow-up suggestions are best suited for middle school students using this video in an English language arts or science lesson. Be sure to modify the questions to meet your students' instructional needs.

What is Frame, Focus and Follow-up?

Frame (ELA) What are some things we might do when we're trying to speak persuasively?

Focus (ELA) What do the Baka try to persuade the Prefet to do?

Frame (SCI) How do you change your environment for better or worse?

Focus(SCI) How do humans change the environment in the rainforest for better or worse? How do the loggers and the Baka change the environment in different ways?