에티오피아: 역사, 국민, 언어, 예술, 그리고 문화!

We will cover this class over 5 weeks [5 weeks in May and over 6 weeks starting in June], 1 time per week for 55 minutes each time. This will be an interactive ongoing class. We will cover the HISTORY, PEOPLE, PLACES, CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND THINGS ABOUT ETHIOPIA.

1] TEACHER / LEARNER INTRODUCTION 

2] TEACHING / INSTRUCTION: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE and BUILD ON BACKGROUND

Ancient Ethiopia: The teacher will give a general overview of famous places, people/rulers, and things in Ethiopia [Axum / Zagwey, Solomonic, Abyssinia, Ethiopia - from pre-Solomonic dynasty to modern-day Ethiopia]. This will be done through screen sharing of presentation slides, and short videos.

3] ACTIVITY

a] ENGAGE LEARNERS
There will be an interactive discussion to identify and name a few significant places, famous people, and things that made the Ancient kingdom of Axum / Zagwey /  Abyssinia / Ethiopia /  an important part of history.  In addition, learners will learn about the location of the ancient kingdom of Axum which is in modern-day Ethiopia.  A map will be provided. Activities sheets will be uploaded and will include but not be limited to interactive discussion, drawing, coloring, word search, reviewing maps, trade routes, famous places, people, Q & A, puzzles, reading short sentences, examining historical photos, documents, learning and sharing from the interactive discussions and responding to or match answers/responses about people, places, things, culture and society of Ethiopia / Axum / Abyssinia. Learners can join anytime. There will be a new set of activities each week. Where and when applicable, activity sheets will be uploaded to the learner's back office to use and work on at their leisure.

b] APPLY LEARNING

Learners will apply essential literacy skills while demonstrating what they learned about this topic: they will learn about and identify artifacts/places from Ancient Ethiopian Civilizations to modern-day Ethiopia. They will learn about languages, people, food, and trading routes in the Horn of Africa. 


4] SCHEDULE

The class will take place over a 6week period / 1 time a week for 55 minutes each day as follows:

The ongoing class will run with a different activity and lesson on each meeting day. Learners can join anytime. Check the "subscribe" dates to sign up. Below are sample dates with the weekly course content [every 5 - 6 weeks, the same class starts over]. By the end of this course, learners will be well-versed in Ethiopia's significance and contributions to world history. One-on-one and different lessons can be scheduled to meet each learner's needs.

SCHEDULE

WEEK 1: Ethiopian Ancient Kingdoms and Dynasties.
WEEK 2: The story of the Queen of Sheba / The Solomonic Dynasty: The History of Ethiopia.
WEEK 3: The Ethiopian Church: artifacts / ancient writings/languages / Paintings / religious festivals.
WEEK 4: Modern-day Ethiopia's relationship with Africa and the Middle East.
WEEK 5: The People of modern-day Ethiopia / Culture and Society in modern-day Ethiopia.
WEEK 6: Culture and society in modern-day Ethiopia.


THE CLASS WILL START OVER EVERY 6 WEEKS WITH THE SAME TOPICS [or the teacher can design a preferred schedule to meet a learner or groups of learners' needs].  Learners can sign up for missed classes when the new session starts. Sometimes, there will be multiple sessions depending on the number of learners interested in enrolling for a class. Inquire about one-on-one sessions and longer in dept classes available.

CONCLUSION 
One-on-one/group private lessons are available in any format. JOIN ANY OR ALL CLASS SESSIONS AS THEY INTEREST YOU.