GUIDING QUESTION: How do authors manipulate history?
During
this short 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 the FISHBOWL.
3.
The unit will culminate in a FISHBOWL, which is a formal
conversation that reveals your knowledge of the guiding questions:
v) You will show your
understanding of the guiding question using your notes;
vi) You will express your
knowledge through collegial discussion techniques - using comments,
questions, and evidence;
vii) You will use the skill
of listening and speaking to express your knowledge and understanding.
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?
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I THINK:
What are you thinking about what you are reading?
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I WONDER:
What are you wondering about? Or, curious about?
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WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE?
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WHAT IS THE THEME OF YOUR STORY? Explain
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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
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SHORT STORY EVENTS - take directly from the
book, use quotes when you can
OR how has the author manipulated history?
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SOME resources from the internet, however, you
must go into our databases:
Some books about SA history are also
available in the classroom.
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