FREEDOM POETRY

FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY

FREEDOM DAY IS COMING!

CNN IS COMING!

WRITE A POEM ABOUT FREEDOM AND MS. MOREAU WILL TELL YOU WHAT CAN HAPPEN! 

Vocabulary of Aparthied

TOPICS FOR DIGITAL STORY TELLING

People Nelson Mandela/Madiba Oliver Tambo PW Botha FW le Klerk Desmond Tutu Hector Peterson Steven Biko Chris Hani Max Sisulu Afrikaaner Natives Women Trevor Huddleston (white minister in Sophiatown) Bang Bang Clubhttp://www.sahistory.org.za/article/list-women-involved-women%E2%80%99s-struggle-south-africa-1900-1994	Laws Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act 1949 Bantu Education Act Pass Law Act 1952 PASSBOOK Criminal Law Amendment Act 1953 Population Registration Act 1950 Native Voting Ban Land Act of 1913 1951 Group Areas Freedom Charter Truth and Reconciliation Act
Places/Events Soweto Riot of 1976 Alexadria Riots Sharpsville Massacre Sophiatown May Day Strike Liliesleaf Farm The Rivonia Trials	Political Organizations African National Congress (ANC) Afrikaan National Party South African Ministry of Justice Separate Amenities Act 1953 Native Land Act Native Labor Act 1953 The Black Sash
	Misc Apartheid (restrictions) African national Congress (ANC) NeoNazi Swastika Decolonization Xenophobia Pencil Test White Color Jobs vs. People of Color Jobs Anti-Apartheid Movement No white can teach a black/colored to read Unequal pay scale Native vs White punishment Curfews The Resistance Movement MK – Communist Party of SA

BOOK SELECTION DUE

Make sure you have chosen your South African book by next class.

C block - Monday Feb 18
E, F, H - Tuesday Feb 19

South African Literature Unit Part 1

South African Literature Unit and SHAREABLE LINK

LINK TO NOTE TAKING PAGE

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?

SOME resources from the internet, however, you must go into our databases:

http://www.businessinsider.com/what-life-was-like-in-south-africa-during-apartheid-2013-12

http://www.sahistory.org.za/article/apartheid-legislation-1850s-1970s

http://www.history.com/topics/apartheid

https://www.britannica.com/topic/apartheid

Some books about SA history are also available in the classroom.

SOUTH AFRICAN LITERATURE BOOK CHOICES Part 2

Here is a brief list of books about South Africa - many specifically about Apartheid.  Feel free to research and find your own book if the suggestions don't appeal to you. REMEMBER: This is the book that you will do your final project/assessment on at the end of the unit.

 

Burn My Heart (740) and Chain of Fire (910) By Beverley Naidoo	Leopold Blue by Rosie Rowell
When Morning Comes by Arushi Raina	Cape Town by Brenda Hammond
A Place Called Vatmaar By AHM Scholtz	The Year the Gypsies Came (860 Lex) by Linzi Glass
Kaffir Boy (970) By Mark Mathabane	Stones for My Father  (970 Lex) By Trilby KENT
Paper Bird: A Novel of South Africa by Maretha Maartens	Country of My Skull By Antjie Krog
Long Walk to Freedom (1120) By Nelson Mandela	Our Generation By Zubeida Jaffer
The Middle of Somewhere: A Story of South Africa (800) Or Waiting for the Rain (940) by Sheila Gordon	No Turning Back: A Novel of South Africa (790) by Beverley Naidoo
A Dry, White Season (750) By Andre Brink	Cry, The Beloved Country (860) By Alan Paton
Go Well Stay Well by Toeckey Jones	The World Beneath (650) by Janice Warman
My Traitor’s Heart by Rian Milan	Zulu Dog By Anton Ferreira
The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony	Jock of the Bushveld By Sir James P. Fitzpatrick
Love, David by Dianne Case	All We Have Left Unsaid By Maxine Case
Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life By J. M. Coetzee	Born a Crime By Trevor Noah
Afrika (690 Lex) by Colleen Craig	Ruby Red by Linzi Glass

SPEECHES POSTPONED FOR ONE CLASS

Because of panic, lack of appropriate time, and busy schedules, let's postpone the speeches until after the weekend.  Of course, that means I expect them to be super-duper AWESOME. 

Sadly, many of you have not even told me your topics let alone shared your speech with me for feedback.  YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF YOUR EDUCATION.  

YOUR SPEECHES ARE NOW DUE:

Block F, H, and E - MONDAY FEB 11

Block C - TUESDAY FEB 12

Mini-Lesson on ALLUSION

Mini-Lesson on ALLUSION

Allusion Definition

• Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. 
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• It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers. It is just a passing comment and the writer expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to spot the allusion and grasp its importance in a text.
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• For instance, you make a literary allusion the moment you say, “I do not approve of this quixotic idea,” Quixotic means stupid and impractical derived from Cervantes’s “Don Quixote”, a story of a foolish knight and his misadventures. (Literarydevices.net)