FISHBOWL DISCUSSION
AFRICAN LITERATURE
GUIDING QUESTION
HOW DO AUTHORS MANIPULATE HISTORY?
GOALS
· To ENGAGE in a collaborative discussion to further our understanding of a part of South African history using the Naidoo short stories and your research.
· To EXPRESS opinions clearly using evidence or example from your reading and research.
· To DEMONSTRATE a command of the vocabulary associated with South African events.
· To LISTEN AND RESPOND to other members in the Fishbowl with well thought out comments and questions.
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The Process
· You will receive a formative grade for the pre-work accomplished before the Fishbowl takes place.
· Coming to this discussion prepared is vital to your success and involves the following:
o Notes prepared for EACH topic or question presented in preparation for the fishbowl.
o Notes must include at least THREE complete thoughts/ideas/curiosities that could be used to spark or contribute to a discussion.
o These notes need to be supported by evidence in the form or QUOTES AND EXAMPLES from the knowledge you have gained during this unit – research, reading, class discussion, and writing.
· Your own opinions can be expressed so long as you have completed the other requirements.
QUESTIONS/TOPICS
Consider the following are questions and/topics for your fishbowl.
1. Seven (7) shorts stories were read – summarize the stories for each other (PREPARE YOUR SUMMARY IN ADVANCE). LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE SUMMARIES AND LOOK FOR REOCCURING THEMES AND IDEAS.
2. Discuss what was going on in South Africa during the time frame that your story was written. WHAT ARE THE SIMILARITIES/DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE EVENTS AND THE FICTION?
3. How does Beverley Naidoo depict the real-life events?
4. Is the author biased? Sympathetic? (You might read some short biographies of her to better answer this question.)
5. Why is it important for writers to tell the story of real events in a fictional form?
IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO LISTEN AND RESPOND (either with a comment or a question that furthers the conversation) TO THE MEMBER’S IN THE FISHBOWL USING THE KNOWLEDGE YOU HAVE ACQUIRED. DON’T SIMPLY TRY TO GET YOUR OWN POINTS ACROSS.
Your ability to listen and respond is a major part of your grade.
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