Mande/Mali/Timbuktu deep-dive with West African own-voice sources (statutory KS2 non-European study)
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~2 min
hist.g3.s.ex_23
Open Response
Prompt
How can a story sung by a jeli be a primary source? Explain in 2 sentences.
How it's presented
mode
card
prompt audio ID
audio.g3s.ex 23.stem
Answer criteria
type
open response
rubric
Identifies that oral tradition is a primary-source category; jeli lineages train across generations with strict transmission discipline; refuses the 'oral=unreliable' framing
Hints
- Look at the lesson 9 sourcework section.
- Jelis are named transmitters with strict training.
Misconceptions to watch
- Saying 'oral tradition is just made up' (refuted by the unit)
- Not naming the jeli tradition explicitly
Used in lessons