Wednesday, April 26

Good Afternoon!

Learning Objectives:
I can
1) Reflect on the social and political importance of apartheid and
Nelson Mandela by watching videos and discussing
2) Incorporate background information to analyze the stories I
read for class by answering questions and discussing
3) Demonstrate an understanding of compare/contrast writing by
using it to compare/contrast the two short stories read for class
today
Quick-Write

What do you know

about Nelson
Mandela?
What do you know
about apartheid?
 What was apartheid?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f2k6iDFCL4
 A more personal look

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/in-era-of-apartheid-footage-of-
oppression-biggest-threat-to-regime/
The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses

1977
Written by Bessie Head
White mother who was sent to a mental
asylum after she got pregnant
Grew up to be teacher, journalist and
writer
The Train
from Rhodesia

1952
Written by Natalie
Gordimer
"who through her
magnificent epic
writing has - in the
words of Alfred
Nobel - been of very
great benefit to
humanity
 Organization of Comparisons
O There are two patterns of organization
that can be used to write a
compare/contrast essay.
O Block Format: each of the two items being
compared/contrasted gets its own half of
the essay.
O Point-by-Point Format: each point of
comparison gets its own paragraph in the
essay.
Two Compare/Contrast Essay Formats

Block Format: Point-by-Point Format:

Paragraph 1: Colorado Paragraph 1: History of
State Athletics for Colorado
a. History of Athletics State and Michigan
b. Academic Excellence
c. Mascot Paragraph 2: Academic
Excellence for Colorado
State and Michigan
Paragraph 2: Michigan
a. History of Athletics
Paragraph 3: Mascot for
b. Academic Excellence
Colorado State and
c. Mascot Michigan
 Block Format Outline

I. Introduction

II. Topic 1: Colorado State

A. Point 1: History of Athletics
B. Point 2: Academic Excellence
C. Point 3: Mascot

III. Topic 2: Michigan

A. Point 1: History of Athletics
B. Point 2: Academic Excellence
C. Point 3: Mascot

IV. Conclusion
 Point-by-Point Format Outline
I. Introduction

II. Point 1: History of Athletics

A. Topic 1: Colorado State
B. Topic 2: Michigan

III. Point 2: Academic Excellence

A. Topic 1: Colorado State
B. Topic 2: Michigan

IV. Point 3: Mascot

A. Topic 1: Colorado State
B. Topic 2: Michigan

V. Conclusion
 Your task
O Both of the stories you read for today
deal with issues relating to apartheid
(the strict segregation of the nonwhite
majority from the white majority).
Compare/Contrast the two pieceswhat
tensions are revealed in each piece,
what is the message of each piece as it
relates to apartheid, and what does
each piece say about discrimination,
exile, racism, and poverty?
O You will outline a comparison of The Train
from Rhodesia and The Prisoner Who Wore
Glasses
O Follow either the block OR the pt. by pt. format