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ACTIVITY: Introduction (ELA)

Project: Can We Overcome Racism? A Case Study of South Africa

SUMMARY

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Details

Duration: 60 minutes

 

Description

The purpose of this activity is to benchmark students' initial knowledge of South Africa and to give them a glimpse of South African history to spark student-generated questions that will guide the unit of study.

In English Language Arts:
* Introduce Central Question: Can we overcome racism?
* Students rewrite question
* Video clip: "Franklin & Tutu"
HW: Students attempt to answer CQ

This should happen at approximately the same time as the World History Introduction Activity.

ACTIVITY RESOURCES

(e.g. rubrics, examplars, websites, etc.)


Franklin & Tutu: A Journey Towards Peace
PBS Video...
http://www.pbs.org/journeytope...

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