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Unit 4
UNIT 4
HELLO
HELLO
NICE TO
MEET YOU
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VALUES Patriotism
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SKILLS/
ACTIVITIES
APPROACHES
STEP 1
a. Listen to a recording of people speaking and try to LOTS:
identify the language. Understanding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNFpQAvh-H8
(SCREENSHOT 1)
STEP 3
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SCREENSHOT 1
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TEXT 1
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WORKSHEET 1
mother # # systems
native # # language
tribal # # tongue
belief # # tribes
remote # # jewellery
elaborate # # African culture
official # # clothes
Enrichment Activity
Fill in the blanks with the correct adjectives based on the passage.
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WORKSHEET 2
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WORKSHEET 3
Statements True/False
Kenya has more than 40 different ethnic African groups
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SKILLS/
ACTIVITIES
APPROACHES
STEP 1
a. Students look at different pictures of continents LOTS:
(PICTURE 1). Remembering
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PICTURE 1
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TEXT 1
The San
The S an a re th e old es t in h ab it an ts of S ou t h ern Af ri ca , wh er e t he y ha ve
lived fo r at l eas t 20 0 00 ye a rs. Th e t erm S a n is commonl y us ed t o r ef er to a
dive rs e group of hunt er - gath er ers livin g in S outhe rn Af ri ca who sha re histo ric al
and li n guist ic co nne ct ions. The S an w er e al so r ef e rr ed t o a s Bus h men, but t his
term ha s sin c e b ee n a band on ed as it i s cons ider ed d ero gat or y. Th er e ar e m an y
diff e ren t S a n group s - the y h ave no coll e cti ve n am e for th emsel v es, and th e t erms
'Bu shm an ', 'S a n ', 'Bas ar wa ' (i n B ots wa na ) a re us ed. The te rm, 'bu shman ', cam e
from th e D utch te rm, 'bossi esm an ', whi ch mea nt 'b an dit ' o r 'outl aw '.
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Thus, wh en t he whit e s ettle rs a rriv ed in the mi d-1 7th ce ntur y the whol e
count r y w as in h ab i te d by 3 d if f er en t g ro u p s - th e h unt er - gath er er s (S an ), t he
pasto r alists (K hoikh o i) and t he f arm e rs ( BaNtu ). At fir st, t he S an co -ex ist ed
pe ac ef ull y wit h the N guni (a s ub -l an gua ge group o f th e Ba N tu) sp ea ke rs (t he
Zulu, Xh osa , S w az i a nd N de bel e) w ho i nte rma rri ed with th e S an an d in co rpo rat ed
some of the disti ncti ve and c ha ra ct eristi c 'cli cks ' of th e S a n l a n gua ge into t hei r
own l an gua ges . Cont a ct wit h N guni an d S o tho -T sw an a f a rme rs i s de pict ed i n th e
S an ro ck art . Th e ar t ists s ta rt ed in clu d in g r ep r es en ta tion s of ca ttl e and sh ee p
as well as of p eopl e w ith shi elds an d sp ea rs, in th eir pai ntin gs .
Unf ortu nat el y, h unt e r - gath er e rs c ann ot live pe rm an entl y al o n gsid e a
settl ed communit y a nd thus pro blem s a r ose. W h en t he S an f ou ght a gainst t he
BaNtu , the y we re at a huge dis adv ant a ge n ot onl y i n numb er s b ut also in la ck o f
we apo ns. W ith the E urop e ans, th e y w er e at an e ven gre at er di sadv ant a ge. Th e
Euro pe ans o wn ed ho rse s and fir e arms . In this peri od, th e nu mber of S a n wa s
gre atl y r ed uc ed. Th e y f ou ght to th e d e ath an d p r ef er re d d e ath to c apt ur e wh er e
the y w ou ld be f or c ed in to sl av ery .
Colonial ism de stro ye d the S a n mi gr ato r y wa y o f lif e, th e y we re n o lon ge r
allow ed to roam f re el y a n d tr oph y hunt e rs dest ro ye d t he vast h e rds o f gam e th at
form ed t hei r p rin cip a l suppl y of foo d. Bo th Bl a ck and W hit e fa rme rs b uilt up
hu ge h e rds o f c attle t hat d estr o ye d the foo ds that h ad b ee n the S an sta ple di et f or
ce nturi es. En sla vem e nt a nd s ometim es ma ss d es t ru c tion of S a n co mmu n i ties ,
b y both W hit e a nd Blac k f arm er s, f ollow e d. Man y b ec am e f ar m labou r ers and
some joi ned Bl a ck f armi n g c ommuniti es, and int er ma rri ed w ith them, whi ch
add ed t o th e d est ru cti on o f th e so ci al id enti t y of th e S a n p eopl e.
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WORKSHEET 1
Complete the bubble map with the information from Text 1 using 5W1H.
i.e Q : Who are The San people?
A : They are the old est inhabitants of Southern Af rica
THE SAN
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TEXT 2
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WORKSHEET 2
Complete the Double Bubble Map by using information from Text 1 and Text 2.
Text 1 Text 2
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TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR ADVANCED LEVEL
VALUES Respect
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SKILLS/
ACTIVITIES
APPROACHES
STEP 1 LOTS:
a. Students look at different pictures of people in Remembering
traditional clothing and guess which country they are
from (PICTURE 1).
STEP 3
a. In groups, students;
HOTS:
i. Create a scrapbook about ”The Traditions &
Creating
Culture of The San” (WORKSHEET 2).
ii. Display the scrapbook at the English Corner
21st Century Learning:
and in a Gallery Walk**.
Gallery Walk
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PICTURE 1
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TEXT 1
Spiritual
The most important southern Bushmen spiritual being was /Kaggen, the trickster-
deity. He created many things, and appears in numerous myths where he can be foolish or
wise, tiresome or helpful.
The word '/Kaggen' can be translated as 'mantis', this lead to the belief that the
Bushmen worshipped the praying mantis. However, /Kaggen is not a praying mantis: the
mantis is only one of his manifestations. He can also turn into an eland, a hare, a snake or a
vulture; he can assume many forms. When he is not in one of his animal forms, /Kaggen lives
his life of an ordinary Bushman, hunting, fighting and getting into scraps
The Bushmen's beliefs go beyond that. The eland is their most spiritual animal and
appears in four rituals
A ritual is held where the boy is told how to track an eland and how the eland will fall
once shot with an arrow. He becomes an adult when he kills his first large antelope,
preferably an eland. The eland is skinned and the fat from the eland's' throat and collar bone is
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made into a broth. This broth has great potency. In the girls' puberty rituals, a young girl is
isolated in her hut at her first menstruation. The women of the tribe perform the Eland Bull
Dance where they imitate the mating behavior of the eland cows. A man will play the part of
the eland bull, usually with horns on his head.
This ritual will keep the girl beautiful, free from hunger and thirst and peaceful.
As part of the marriage ritual, the man gives the fat from the eland's' heart to the girls' parents.
At a later stage the girl
is anointed with eland
fat.
In the trance dance, the
eland is considered the
most potent of all
animals, and the
shamans aspire to
possess eland potency
The modern Bushmen of the Kalahari believe in two gods: one who lives in the east
and one from the west. 'Medicine People' or shamans protect everyone from these spirits and
sickness.
A shaman is someone who enters a trance in order to heal people, protect them from evil
spirits and sickness, foretell the future, control the weather, ensure good hunting and generally
try to look after the well being of their group
The Bushmen are well known for their rock art paintings of stickmen figure hunting
and gathering. These bushman paintings have become important historical finds as they have
given historians key data in the lives and times that the Bushman has been around. As well as
the movement of African people.
The bushman are not notorious for their craft but are more known for their paintings
and rock art. They do however make traditional arts and crafts today such as eggshell jewelry,
bows and arrows, dancing and fire sticks and dancing skirts. They are also making exquisite
textiles and ceramics that have been hand painted with traditional images.
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WORKSHEET 1
Write the information on the Bushman’s traditions and cultures from Text 1 into the
graphic organiser.
Bushman's
Traditions and
Cultures
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WORKSHEET 2
Create a scrap book about The Traditions & Culture of The San by using the sample
as a guide.
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ASSESSMENT PROJECT
In the unit 'Hello', students learned about cultures, costumes and languages being practised
all over the world. The reading activities allowed students the opportunity not only to learn
about a people’s language and culture, but also to develop a respect and appreciation for the
diversity in cultures. Consequently, students will learn to appreciate their own cultural
heritage as an integral part of an inter-connected global community.
ACTIVITIES STRATEGIES/
APPROACHES
STEP 1
HOTS:
a. Students recall countries with interesting cultural Applying
landscape. Students relate these cultures to their own Creating
background.
b. They come up with a project where they take on the role
of ambassadors of a chosen country and present a
showcase on that country’s culture at a summit.
c. Students must do research on the country in order to
complete this project.
STEP 2
a. Have students consider and reflect on these questions
in their discussions for the project:
21st Century
Which country and its cultural practices would they Learning:
choose? Collaboration
What would be the reason for their choice of country?
What could they learn from their research on different
cultural practices?
Look out for contrast and comparisons with their own
native land cultural diversity to the country that they
have chosen.
Would there be conflict between both the two cultures?
If there are problems, what would be suitable measures
taken to solve/mediate those problems ?
HOTS:
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Creating
STEP 3
a. Students present their findings through powerpoint
presentation to other groups who take the role as
ambassadors.
b. The audience will have to guess from which country the HOTS:
ambassadors represent. Applying
STEP 4
Cultural Day/Fair (PICTURE 1) HOTS:
a) Ambassadors from each country showcase their cultural Applying
practices i.e food, clothing, wedding attire, taboos,
traditions and mother tongue or native languages.
PICTURE 1
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