TheInequalitiesandInjusticeofApartheidinSouthAfrica

Teachers
:SpencerChristian,MaxSymonds,SamBenner,JackDobson,KatCharlton

EssentialLearnings
:
WewantthestudentstounderstandtheoriginsandmethodsoftheApartheidsysteminAfrica,
andhowthisinstitutionhasinfluencedSouthAfricatothisday,alongwithunderstandingthe
differentclassesandraces,andhowtheyweretreated.

Objectives/Standards(TEKS):
110.20.b3ComprehensionofLiteraryText
110.20.b13Reading/MediaLiteracy
110.20.b24SynthesizingInformation
110.20.b26Csummarizeformalandinformalpresentations,distinguishbetweenfactsand
opinions,anddeterminetheeffectivenessofrhetoricaldevices.

Activities
:
Introductorypowerpointwithpicturesandmainideasonthetopicgivingbackground
information(10minutes)Max

ExcerptsfromBookpassedaroundandexplained(10minutes)SamandKat

ApartheidOppressionSimulationInordertoletthestudentsgraspthetrueunfairnessand
oppressionexperiencedbythenativeAfricansduringapartheid,wearegoingtosplitupthe
classintogroupsproportionaltothenumberofpeoplewhoexperiencedapartheid.While
studentsareenteringtheroomatthebeginningofclass,theywillpickcardsatrandom.Each
cardwillgivethemarollforwhenthesimulationstarts.Twothirdsoftheclasswillrepresentthe
nativeAfricans,andwillbeforcedtomovetheirseatstoasmallpartoftheroomandsitallvery
closetogether.Theywillalsobeforcedtoleavealloftheirbelongingsbehind.Thissimulates
howthenativeswerebasicallyforcedintoslumsandreallycouldnotgetout.Theotherthirdof
theclasswillrepresentthewhites.TheyweretheminorityinSouthAfrica,howevertheyheldall
ofthepower.Thesestudentsarefreetowandertheroomthatisnotoccupiedbythenatives,
andcandowhatevertheywant.Thissimulationwilllastforapproximately7minutes,followed
bya510minutediscussionabouthowtheactivitywasrelevanttothelesson.(1217minutes)
SpencerandJack

SimulationFollowupQuestions

Howdidthesimulationmakeyoufeelaseitherthewhiteminority,orthenativemajority?

InwhatwaysdoesthissimulationrepresenttheapartheidsysteminSouthAfrica?

Undertheapartheidsystem,citizensthatthegovernmentdeemedascoloredweredeprivedof
citizenship,andremovedfromtheirhomestoliveinsegregatedneighborhoods.Whatkindof
rightsdidthenativesloseinthissimulation?

Howdoyouthinkthenativesreactedtothissystem?

Whataretheflawsinthissystem,andhowdoyouthinkitcametoanend?

InwhatwayswastheapartheidsysteminSouthAfricasimilartotherightsofAfricanAmericans
intheU.S.duringthecivilrightsmovementsimilar?Howwasitdifferent?

ClassDiscussionregardingthemainpointsofthelesson.Tomakesurethestudentsgrasped
themainpoints,wewillaskquestionsaboutthecoreinformationregardingthelesson.Then,
withcandyasanincentivewewillencouragethemtosharetheirresponses.Thiswilllastthe
remainderoftheclass.Thewholeteam

KeyQuestions:
WhatwasthebenefitofApartheidforthewhiteminority?
Whydidntitworkforthewhitesinthelongrun?
WhatweresomemajorfiguresinthefighttoridSouthAfricaofApartheid?
WhatweresomeofthemethodsofoppressionusedduringApartheid?

LevelsofThinkinginLesson:
Knowledge(remember)
Comprehension(understand)
Application
Analysis