Sierra Leone

By: Kincade Prater-Burgess, Sami Johnson, Aleena Alvarado, Jude Sabo,

and Leah Saucedo
 Warning!!!
Some who are faint of heart, or generally speaking those who feel
easily sensitive, may find the following content to be a little
disturbing/unsettling. This is a very heavy topic we’re handling today,
and not one that should be joked around with.
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Definitions
notes page

Revolutionary United Front (RUF)- a rebel army started in

Sierra Leone in 1991. They were fighting against the government’s army

Genocide- The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially

those of a particular ethnic group or nation

Brown-Brown- A very strong drug, mixing gunpowder and cocaine,

that was given to child soldiers to ease pain

Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC)- a group of Sierra

Leone soldiers that tried to bring peace and end the war between
the state and the rebels (RUF)
 FACTS
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● Sierra Leone is located on the west coast of the continent Africa.

● It’s about 28,000 square miles with a population of about 5.7 million people.
● Today, it’s a constitutional monarchy. Today’s president of Sierra Leone is Ernest
Koroma.
● Sierra Leone had a decade-long civil war from March 23, 1991 to January 18, 2002.
● Former army corporal Foday Sankoh began the RUF (rebels) and began to
campaign against President Momoh
● In Sierra Leone there were about 5,000 - 10,000 child
soldiers during the civil war
● Today there are about 300,000 child soldiers in the world.
● Around 40 percent of all child soldiers are females
The Events Game
Instructions

● Split up into 2 groups, soldiers and rebels

● You will be given a paper that tells you if you are a rebel or a soldier
● On the paper there will be events that both sides experienced and you will have to choose which option is
most realistic depending on the scene
● Read over the events as a group and help each other figure out the answer then share why you chose that
answer
The Novel We Read
● “A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Child Soldier” by Ishmael Beah
● Published in 2007
● Sold over 1. 5 million copies worldwide
Film Clip Analysis
● “Beasts of No Nation” by Cary Joji Fukunaga
● Starring Idris Elba and Abraham Attah, first Netflix movie
● Show movie clip and dissect for literary, cinematic, and dramatic devices
● Released in October 2015
Storytelling Devices
Literary: What you could see as being used in literature such as books or essays
(Characters, Dialogue, Setting, Plot, Tone of voices, & Actions)

Dramatic: Something viewed in a live-action set-up like plays (Acting, Lighting, Color,
Costumes, Interactions, Props, & Makeup)

Cinematic: Typically seen in movies or T.V. shows (Editing, Music, Sound effects,
Visuals, Film tint, Camera angles and shots, & Green screen)
 What have
you learned?