The West Indies

What is an archipelago?

• a colonial country

• a group of islands

• a type of weather

• slave trade

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is Creole?

• a type of hair

• a type of music

• a mixture of beverage

• the official language in some countries from the West Indies

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Tick TWO of the things below that characterized the past of the West Indies:

• slave trade

• well being

• colonisation

• development

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What is the West Indian Day Parade?

• an enormous building

• an enormous carnival

• it marks the start of the New Year

• it marks the beginning of holidays

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which music style is not from the West Indies?

• salsa

• raggae

• merengue

• fado

Write the name of 5 countries you remember from the West Indies:

Write 2-3 sentences about what you will remember about the West Indies.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2