From The Ashes Product Description
Appropriate for High School students, Beat the Drum, with our corresponding curriculum, offers an opportunity to explore pandemics and epidemics with students. Additionally, it builds global competency. Many of these lessons are stand alone and could be used without viewing the full film.
Film rating: Not rated. Appropriate for high school students because of sexual content.
Film runtime: 1 hour 54 minutes.
Curriculum Guide
Lesson 1: Apartheid and South African History (Social Studies)
Lesson 2: Pandemics and Epidemics (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 (Cross-Cultural Understanding)
Lesson 7: Zulu Cultural Traditions (Cultural Studies)
Lesson 8: Beat the Drum in Your Community (Media Literacy/Service Learning)
Lesson 9: Zulu Basketry: A Tradition of Coiling (Visual Arts)
Lesson 10: Chronic Illness and Disability in the Classroom (Health)
Appendix A: Dealing with Sudden Death: Grief Work in a High School Setting
Appendix B: Books about Disabilities
Appendix C: South Africa Country Profile
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