Mande/Mali/Timbuktu deep-dive with West African own-voice sources (statutory KS2 non-European study)
Exercise
Difficulty 4
~5 min
hist.g3.s.ex_26
Culture Profile
MG-12
Chart
Used in lesson 17 as the capstone Culture Profile artifact and in lesson 18 as the World Cultures Fair display. The 5-section structure intentionally combines geographic, historical, innovative, and present-tense elements with a hard own-voice citation requirement. The 'Living Culture Today' section is the unit's most distinctive feature - it ensures present-tense framing is built into the artifact, not added as an afterthought.
Prompt
Write 4 sentences of a draft Mande/Mali Culture Profile using the Culture Profile Template (MG-12) frame. Start with 'The Mande peoples (Mandinka, Bambara) live across the Sahel of West Africa.'
How it's presented
mode
card
prompt audio ID
audio.g3s.ex 26.stem
Answer criteria
type
open response
rubric
Uses PRESENT TENSE; cites at least one own-voice source (Niane translation, jeli, or contemporary Mande scholar); identifies at least one innovation (Sundiata epic, Timbuktu manuscripts, kora, mud-cloth); mentions a contemporary practice
Hints
- Use the Culture Profile Template (MG-12).
- Present tense for the Living Culture Today section.
- Cite Niane or Smithsonian Folkways as own-voice source.
Misconceptions to watch
- Past-tense framing for living culture sections
- Failing to cite a source
Used in lessons