Three Level Reading Guide

Djénné - Eternal City of West Africa

 

Name ________________________ Date ____________ Period ___________

 

Level 1 Literal Level (Read the lines)

1. The ____________ is a tributary of the Niger River.

2. How have the Djénnéke survived centuries of drought and conquest?

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3. The soil from the floods is enriched with what three materials, making it the

perfect clay for making mud bricks?

            a.

            b.

            c.

4. The technique of "djénnéfere" refers to ____________________________________.

5. The "loose democracy" of Jenne-jeno included these three groups:

            a.

            b.

            c.

6. The Djénnéke are worried the dam at ________________ will be the death of their

city.

¨      Using the article, create three additional questions at the literal level.

7. _____________________________________________________________________

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8. _____________________________________________________________________

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9. _____________________________________________________________________

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Level 2 Inferential Level (Read between the lines)

1. A mason is (definition)__________________________________________________.

2. Why is the Netherlands giving the residents of Djénné a grant of $500,000?

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3. The Koran is the holy book for the __________________________ religion.

 

4. The development of the city of Djénné can be attributed to ______________________

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5. Describe one way the residents of Djénné hold to the traditional Mande culture.

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¨      Using the article, create two additional questions at the applied level.

6. _____________________________________________________________________

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7. _____________________________________________________________________

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Level 3 Applied Level (Read beyond the lines.)

React in writing to two of the following three statements below. Create a document to support your position that is persuasive, factual, and clear.

 

1. The building of the dam at Talo will have no effect on Djénné.

2. The traditional methods of architecture in Djénné are outdated and should no

longer be used or maintained.

3. "Djénné’s future depends on its ability to hold to the essentials of its past"

¨      Using the article, create one additional question at the applied level.

4. _____________________________________________________________________

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Find five new vocabulary words from the article and write the definitions below.

 

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