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  Kevin Klemm

 Introduction to Apartheid in South Africa



 AP Prep World Studies, College Prep World Studies

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1)| Students will analyze a specific section of apartheid laws and thoroughly explain, in

groups of 6-7, why these laws were put into place.

2)| Students will write a paragraph assignment on how these laws would have been

effective, citing at least 3 examples discussed during class.

 


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Ô| South African Apartheid Laws (Handout)

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Ô| Vo give students a short but in-depth look at how the history of South Africa

led into the system of apartheid.

Ô| Vo have students understand the brutality of the apartheid system through the

examination of laws that existed in the society. 




  
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I will start the lesson by describing the quote on my first slide, ³Racial
Segregation on Steroids.´ I will explain that this quote relates to the biggest
point I want to get across upfront that apartheid in South Africa is a much
bigger, more advanced version of the segregation seen in the United States.
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After discussing the quote, I will present the overall objectives for the day
1)| Students will analyze a specific section of apartheid laws and
thoroughly explain, in groups of 6-7, why these laws were put into
place.
2)| Students will write a paragraph assignment on how these laws
would have been effective, citing at least 3 examples discussed
during class.
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I will then go into the main part of my lecture, briefly detailing the history of
South Africa that led up to the institution of apartheid. In order to not have
this lecture portion consist of just me talking, I will ask a couple of questions
to encourage student participation.
Ô| What is the biggest thing the British would have needed once they
discovered diamonds and gold? Answer A cheap labor force
Ô| Who has heard of Plessy v. Ferguson? Can anyone sum up the biggest
point that came out of the decision? Answer Separate but equal
facilities were legal.
Once I have finished with the points I want the students to have written down
in their notebooks, I will announce that we will be splitting up into groups to
do an activity involving a set of apartheid laws. Each group will be given a
different section of the laws Home/Family, Work, Education, or Marriage.
Students will be given 10-15 minutes to work on the following three questions
Ô| Using bullet points, summarize at least 3 of the laws in your section.
Ô| Name one law that really stood out. Why did it stand out?
Ô| Why do you think these laws were put in place?
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I will then lead a whole-class discussion of the laws each group was assigned
to look over. Each group will answer the three questions aloud to give the
rest of the students an idea of what that specific section of laws entailed.

In order to make sure the students gather the overall message of the apartheid
laws, I will assign a paragraph assignment, due the next day, in which the
students will describe how these laws would be effective in allowing the white
minority to control the black majority in South Africa, citing at least 3
examples discussed in class.

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Vhe system of apartheid that existed in South Africa for over 40 years was a
more brutal version of segregation than any ever seen before. Vhe white
minority in control at the time was able to use this system to subjugate the
black majority into nothing more than a labor force with no rights. It is
important for students today to understand that heinous forms of segregation
have existed as recently as 20 years ago and still exist elsewhere today.
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