Ma’at Standard · Grades 6 through 12 · Five-day inquiry

The Dogon Peoples of Mali

Geography, Material Evidence, Astronomy, and Cultural Continuity

Central inquiry: How do geography, oral history, artifacts, and astronomical records reveal Dogon knowledge, cultural continuity, and control over historical memory?

Scholars examine documented Great Masks with museum accession numbers, painted Sigui counting signs, preserved fermentation supports described in the 1950 study, Sopdet in Kemet, and astronomical records. They analyze how the dates, uses, and collecting histories of objects contribute to historical understanding. The readings contain sourced findings and clearly identified analysis, with no fictional dialogue or reconstructed events.

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13-page student RST with the purple-and-gold Ma’at header on every page, eight sourced readings, a coordinate locator, daily Do Nows, source questions, Quick Writes, and exit tickets.
15 multiple-choice questions, five per assessment page, plus a RACE response requiring evidence from four sources.
Separate Teacher Notes and Answer Key PDF with instructional modeling, explanations, and a scoring rubric.
Separate Teacher Guide PDF with a five-day sequence and WIDA, IEP, and 504 supports.
Digital Student Companion HTML with browser read-aloud, adjustable type, and 1,000-character response boxes. Download responses for submission; it does not automatically submit to Google Classroom.

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Evidence-based rigor

Students explain geographic adaptation, compare material and recorded sources, calculate intervals, distinguish object and recording dates, investigate provenance, and synthesize findings across disciplines. Connections between Dogon and Kemetic records are examined through specific dated evidence.