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Hands Off Africa!: Pan Africanism, Decolonization, and The All African People’s Conference, 1958 transports students to Accra, Ghana in December of 1958 as many influential leaders from across the continent gather to discuss some of the most important questions of decolonization. How will European colonialism end and what shape will independent Africa take? Should the nation-state remain the paramount political unit for independent African states, as it has been for the European powers, or is something different desirable or even possible? If the colonizers refuse to cede power, what strategies and tactics should Africans adopt to win their independence? Is violence ever justified? At the All African People’s Conference you will engage with these and other questions about the future shape of the continent and political and economic forms for African peoples. |
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Class Size and Scalability For this game, 2-4 setup sessions, 3-7 game sessions, and 1 debrief session is recommended. The number of game sessions is customizable depending on your context and class. Assignments You can adjust the assignments based on the desired learning outcomes of your class. This game can include traditional papers, research, thesis-driven writing, and creative writing. Most, but not all, roles are required to speak formally. A broadcast journalist is an optional role for students who may prefer this method of communication. Possible Reacting Game Pairings |
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Gamebook Students need a Gamebook, which includes directions, resources, and historical content. The Charles Darwin Gamebook is published by UNC Press. | Role Sheets Students also need a Role Sheet, which contains biographical information, role-specific resources or assignments, and their character's secret victory objectives. .docx file. Updated October 2022 | Instructor's Manual The Instructor's Manual includes guidance for assigning roles, presenting historical context, assignments, activities and discussion topics, and more. .docx file. Updated October 2022. .docx file. Updated October 2022. |
Additional Resources
Alex Rolnick
Alex Rolnick has taught Social Studies for over a decade in public and independent school contexts in Tanzania, Somaliland and the United States. He currently teaches at Mary Institute Country Day School (MICDS) in St. Louis, and serves on the Reacting Consortium Board. He has a M.S. in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Some of the work he is most proud of as a teacher is creating curriculum that utilizes role play to deeply engage students in learning in order to help them analyze, understand and represent diverse perspectives in the classroom. | Reacting and Related Titles |
Eric Covey teaches in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies at Grand Valley State University, a large public university in West Michigan. He received his PhD in American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin in 2014. He wrote Americans at War in the Ottoman Empire: US Mercenary Force in the Middle East (I.B. Tauris, 2018), and was a Fulbright U.S. Scholar at the University of Abuja in Nigeria from 2018 to 2019. Now, in the classroom and beyond, Eric uses literature, sequential art (comics, graphic novels and history), game-based learning, and international virtual exchange to help students connect with each other and the world. | Reacting and Related Titles |
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