Before we begin reading Mark Mathabane's memoir, Kaffir Boy, we need to find some background information about the places and events mentioned in the book.
Follow the trail of Web sites, answering the questions in the window as you go.
Answer the following questions using this Web site:
1. Where in Africa is South Africa located?
2. What countries border South Africa?
Summary: http://www.trailfire.com/atrythall/trailview/63575
Before we begin reading Mark Mathabane's memoir, Kaffir Boy, we need to find some background information about the places and events mentioned in the book.
Follow the trail of Web sites, answering the questions in the window as you go.
South Africa Background Questions
Answer the following questions using this Web site:
1. Where in Africa is South Africa located?
2. What countries border South Africa?
South Africa Background Questions
Answer the following questions using this and the following Web sites:
1. What is the capital of South Africa? (Hint: Be very careful about how you answer this question!)
2. How many languages are spoken in South Africa?
3. What is the most commonly spoken language?
4. What is the most popular religion in South Africa?
5. What form of currency is used in South Africa?
6. What is the current population of South Africa?
South Africa Background Questions Continued
1. What is the capital of South Africa? (Hint: Be very careful about how you answer this question!)
2. How many languages are spoken in South Africa?
3. What is the most commonly spoken language?
4. What is the most popular religion in South Africa?
5. What form of currency is used in South Africa?
6. What is the current population of South Africa?
Apartheid Background Questions
Answer the following questions about apartheid using this and the next two Web sites:
1. What is apartheid?
2. In what year were the apartheid laws enacted?
3. How did the government carry out and enforce the apartheid laws? Make sure to list several specific examples.
4. What were pass books used for?
5. What were the purposes of the African reserves or “homelands”?
6. How did the government react when groups or individuals resisted against apartheid?
Apartheid Background Questions Continued
To access information that will be helpful to you on this page, fist click on the museum name. Once on the home page, click on the gallery link.
1. What is apartheid?
2. In what year were the apartheid laws enacted?
3. How did the government carry out and enforce the apartheid laws? Make sure to list several specific examples.
4. What were pass books used for?
5. What were the purposes of the African reserves or “homelands”?
6. How did the government react when groups or individuals resisted against apartheid?
Apartheid Background Questions Continued
1. What is apartheid?
2. In what year were the apartheid laws enacted?
3. How did the government carry out and enforce the apartheid laws? Make sure to list several specific examples.
4. What were pass books used for?
5. What were the purposes of the African reserves or “homelands”?
6. How did the government react when groups or individuals resisted against apartheid?
F.W. de Klerk Questions
Answer the following questions:
1. Who is F.W. de Klerk?
2. How did he play an important role in ending apartheid?
Nelson Mandela Questions
Use this and the following Web sites to answer the following questions:
1. How many years did Nelson Mandela spend in prison?
2. Why was Nelson Mandela sent to prison?
3. How did Nelson Mandela play an important role in ending apartheid?
4. What position in the government was Nelson Mandela the first black person to be appointed to?
Nelson Mandela Questions Continued
1. How many years did Nelson Mandela spend in prison?
2. Why was Nelson Mandela sent to prison?
3. How did Nelson Mandela play an important role in ending apartheid?
4. What position in the government was Nelson Mandela the first black person to be appointed to?
Congrats! You have reached the end of the trail.
Look back over your answers and make sure you have provided clear and fully explained responses.
On this last page, select a picture and write a response/reaction to the picture. Use what you have learned through this activity to help you understand and connect with the photo.
