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Recommended for: Grades 6-12

Resource: Squatter's Rights

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Media Type:
QuickTime Video

Length: 8m 04s
Size: 22.1 MB

African farmers have to protect their farms from elephants in the Sahel. The land is parched (very dry) so animals and people fight for the little water there is. Herders sometimes have to scare off elephants to let their stock animals, such as goats, drink. People have been killed doing this. The elephants, in their search for water and food, invade farmers’ crops. They smell the crops and at night the farmers can expect the elephants to seek out and spoil the crops. In this video segment from the series Africa, farmers dig ditches, build barriers and stay up at night to fight off elephants.

Teachers' Domain, Squatter's Rights, published October 9, 2008, retrieved on ,
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/vtl07.la.ws.process.squatters/

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The following 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.

Frame (ELA) How does an author’s perspective (point of view, values, beliefs) on a topic influence what he or she writes or how he or she portrays a topic or issue?

Focus (ELA) How do you think the author’s perspective about the elephants and farmers of the African Sahel influenced the creation of this documentary?

Frame (SCI) In what ways can insects or animals affect agricultural production? Think of both positive and negative effects.

Focus (SCI) Learn about the relationship between humans and African elephants and how it influences humans’ efforts to farm and herd animals.