LA8-2018: South African Literature Unit Part 1

South African Literature Unit and SHAREABLE LINK

GUIDING QUESTION: How do authors manipulate history?

During this unit,

1) each of you will READ one of Beverley Naidoo’s short stories from her collection entitled, Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope.

“Spanning 52 years of South African unrest, Naidoo's (Journey to Jo'burg; The Other Side of Truth) insightful and suspenseful stories offer multiple perspectives of apartheid. Each of the seven young protagonists featured here come to understand the meaning of oppression as they witness or experience the effects of gross injustice.” Publisher’s Weekly

i) You will annotate, take notes - asking questions and jotting down your reaction to the content/events of story using I SEE, I THINK, I WONDER.

ii) You will identify and explain the theme of the story.

2. After you have read your story, you will RESEARCH specific years in South African history that

correspond with the content of the story. I will give you the years you will research. During your

research:

iii) You will find correlations/connections between your story and what happened in history;

iv) You will use the note-taking organizer provided to help you prepare for your final assessment.

SHORT STORY NOTES

You can annotate directly on to the copy you have.

Name of your short story_______________________________________________________________

I SEE: What are your observations, what do you see? What is happening?

I THINK: What are you thinking about what you are reading?

I WONDER: What are you wondering about? Or, curious about?

WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE?

WHAT IS THE THEME OF YOUR STORY? Explain

RESEARCH and CONNECT: Your goal is to discover how your story connects to historical events during a specific time frame.

MAKE YOUR CONNECTIONS

HISTORICAL EVENTS/TIMELINES RESEARCH - cite your source - use actual events	SHORT STORY EVENTS - take directly from the book, use quotes when you can OR how has the author manipulated history?