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Alright, here is a Cultural Literacy worksheet on Namibia. This is a two-page (!) worksheet whose reading, somehow, in four sentences, manages to give a relatively thorough introduction to this African nation, including its colonial and post-colonial struggles. As you can imagine, these four sentences are relatively long and complex. If I were to give it to most of the students I have served over time, I would edit the reading to ease its understanding.

There are ten (again, !) comprehension questions that could easily be reduced by half. Indeed, many of the questions are there to test comprehension of fine details, in this case the African nations that border Namibia. In terms of content, it’s far from vital–unless you want to see how students track details in a relatively complex reading.

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.