Listen, watch and react.
You may create a Mind map
with
the following key words:
THE MAN
HIS IDEAS/HIS VALUES
HIS ACTIONS
HIS TRIBUTE
ACTION 1
For the 8th/9th Graders
Look at the document above.
1° Who can you see? Describe him.
2° Do you recognize him?
You can find the man's name in the text!
3° When was the man born and when did he die?
4° What else do you know about him?
5° From the text, tell about his interests
and describe his personality.
Find other words to define him.
ACTION 2
Discover the life of this icon.
For the 6th Graders
Click on the link below
and do the activities.
For the 8th Graders
http://songmeanings.com/songs /view/3530822107858701028/
Watch an listen to the video.
1° Write the dates correspondance
to the various events.
Mandela's
birth in a South African village.
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He was
the first in his family to attend school. He was a talented student.
He was
expelled from university for his involvement in a boycott against the
institution.
He was
expected to become chief of his tribe like his father, but instead he chose
to study law.
"It
is absolutely important that you have the knowledge to save your country and
your people"
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He joined
the African National Congress, a left-wing political party advocating equal
rights and freedom.
Within
the party, he was member of a group called the ANC Youth League. They used
grassroots methods to get their point across: boycotts, strikes and general
civil disobedience.
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The white
National Party was elected to government and instituted a legal system of racial
segregation: the apartheid.
The
A.N.C.Y.L. continued non-violent protest against racist policies. For
example:
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Defiance Campaign
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Congress of the People
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At that
time, Mandela was also a lawyer for mistreated black South Africans: it was
the first South African black law practice.
Mandela
quickly became an enemy of the government and was targeted whenever possible.
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He and
about 150 protesters were arrested on a suspicion of treason. After a
long trial, they were acquitted.
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Creation
of the Pan Africanist Congress by a group of militant Africans because
peaceful approach was not working.
Mandela
changed his position and proposed that armed conflict was the only way to end
apartheid rule. He helped found a military group within the ANC called Umkhonto we
Sizwe, which
specialized in sabotage and guerilla warfare.
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Mandela
was arrested for a strike organized the previous year. He was sentenced to 5
years in prison, but ended up spending his next 27 years in jail.
He was
also charged with sabotage, treason and violent conspiracy during the
infamous Rivonia trial.
He was
sentenced to life in prison and barely escaped the death penalty.
His first
years were spent in a prison on Robben Island.
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He was
transferred.
He was
treated poorly as a black prisoner.
He earned
a Bachelor of Law's degree through a correspondence programme.
During
this time, his profile grew, he became an international symbol of
anti-apartheid resistance.
Several
times, the government offered him his freedom in exchange for the abandonment
of his beliefs. Each time, he refused.
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He was
released by the new president. He was 72.
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Mandela
became president of the ANC and helped negotiate the end of apartheid laws.
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The
Population Registration Act was repealed: racial groups were no longer
legally separated. This marked the beginning of the end of apartheid rule.
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First
democratic elections. ANC: 62 % of the vote.
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Mandela
was sworn in as the first black
president of South Africa.
He spent
his term rebuilding the economy and uniting the country.
He used
the country's national rugby team as a rallying point for all citizens and as
a way to bring the country onto the
world stage in a positive light.
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His term
ended. He retired from active politics.
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He left public life.
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He
convened a group of world leaders called "The Elders" with figures
like Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Kofi Annan. They aimed to resolve world
problems like poverty, AIDS and climate change.
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He was
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Nelson
Mandela died on 5 December 2013.
2° Write in French 5 outstanding facts from Mandela's life.
3° Pick up all the verbs in the Past and classify them into 2 columns
REGULAR VERBS /IRREGULAR VERBS
Don't forget to add the infinitive form and the meaning of the verbs in French.
For the 9th Graders
Click on the link below and read.
1° What sort of document is it?
2° Make a timeline of the icon's life.
ACTION 3
Watch and discover.
1° What does this video show?
2° What/Who does it represent?
3° What is striking about this art work?
4° Which episode of the icon's life does it refer to?
5° Which impression (s) does this art work
give you?
Which values does it convey, if any?
Learn more about this art work...
Become experts!
ACTION +
https://afrolegends.com/2013/06/21/asimbonanga-by-johnny-clegg/
The Zulu word "Asimbonanga" means "We have not seen him",. A press
release from Woolworths says the song was written to reflect on the fact
that Madiba was not visible to South Africans due to the prohibition of
the publication of images or depictions of him during his imprisonment.
“Today, the phrase implies that the great work he started in binding together a new nation has not yet been completed. It is a call to the new South African generation to find inspiration in his life and work to continue his legacy,” the statement continues.
“Today, the phrase implies that the great work he started in binding together a new nation has not yet been completed. It is a call to the new South African generation to find inspiration in his life and work to continue his legacy,” the statement continues.
In the video, Johnny Clegg teaches the song to the future generation
and to call upon them to make Madiba's dream for a thriving, united and
democratic South Africa visible.
This video features the winners of the 2014 MySchool Choir
competition from Riebeek College Girls' High in Uitenhage, South Africa.
[source: iol]
[source: iol]
