Resource: Nanavi 2006
Media Type:
QuickTime Video
Length: 6m 37s
Size: 18.3 MB
In this video segment from Wide Angle, Nanavi faces many challenges to attend school. Nanavi was filmed in 2003 when at the age of nine she was recruited to attend school as part of a nationwide effort to educate the girls of Benin in West Africa and again in 2006 at age twelve. Between these time periods dynamic changes occurred in Nanavi’s family. Because her father became ill and died, the family's savings dwindled and they were left with little income. Meanwhile, Nanavi’s mother struggles to keep Nanavi in school. With support from her family and community, Nanavi pursues her education as she was encouraged to do by her father. For more about Nanavi, see "Nanavi 2003."
Teachers' Domain, Nanavi 2006, published October 8, 2008, retrieved on ,
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/vtl07.la.ws.process.nanavi/
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The following suggestions are best suited for elementary or middle school students using this video in an English language arts or social studies lesson. Be sure to modify the questions to meet your students' instructional needs.
Frame (ELA) In a narrative, what motivates characters to behave the way they do?
Focus (ELA) What are the factors, circumstances, and characters that motivate Nanavi to attend and work hard in school?
Frame (SS) Is it important for a country to educate its citizens? Why or why not?
Focus (SS) In Benin, the country where Nanavi lives, many people cannot read or write. Often girls are not offered the opportunity to be educated. How do literacy and illiteracy affect Nanavi and her community?
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Source: Wide Angle: "Back to School"
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