Africa - Beat The Drum
Table of Contents – Lesson Plans

Pre-Viewing Lessons:
Lesson 1 – Apartheid and South African History (Social Studies, Geography, History)
Lesson 2 – Epidemics and Pandemics (Social Studies)
Lesson 3 – HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa (World History)
Lesson 4 – Viewing the film Beat the Drum (Media Literacy)
Lesson 5 – Musa’s Heroic Journey (Language Arts)

Post-Viewing Lessons:
Lesson 6 – Affirmative Action in South Africa (General Cross-Cultural Understanding)
Lesson 7 – Zulu Cultural Traditions (Film-specific Cultural Studies)
Lesson 8 – The Language of Persuasion (Media Literacy / Service Learning)
Lesson 9 – Immunodeficiency Diseases (Science)
Lesson 10 – The Mathematics of Epidemics (Mathematics)
Lesson 11 – Zulu Basketry: A Tradition of Coiling (Visual Arts)
Lesson 12 – Chronic Illness and Disability in the Classroom (Health)

Appendices:
Dealing with Sudden Death: Grief Work in a High School Setting
Books about Disabilities
Immunodeficiency Diseases