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For over 40 years (1948-1991), the country of South Africa had a political system called
‘apartheid’. This meant that there were different rules for people who had white skin than for
those who didn’t. Nelson Mandela felt that this was very wrong and he fought for many years to
change the law. Eventually he became the President of South Africa and ended apartheid, but
not before spending 27 years in prison.
‘apartheid’. This meant that there were different rules for people who had white skin than for
those who didn’t. Nelson Mandela felt that this was very wrong and he fought for many years to
change the law. Eventually he became the President of South Africa and ended apartheid, but
not before spending 27 years in prison.
In Robben Island prison (where Mandela spent 18 years), life was very tough. Mandela had a
tiny, damp, concrete cell, with only a straw mat to sleep on. During the day he was forced to
work in a quarry, breaking rocks into gravel. He was only allowed to see one visitor and receive
one letter every six months. At night, Nelson read and studied to be a lawyer.
____________________________tiny, damp, concrete cell, with only a straw mat to sleep on. During the day he was forced to
work in a quarry, breaking rocks into gravel. He was only allowed to see one visitor and receive
one letter every six months. At night, Nelson read and studied to be a lawyer.
What to do:For this activity, please imagine that you are Mr Mandela and that you are living at
Robben Island prison. You have been given a journal and each night you write in it.
Robben Island prison. You have been given a journal and each night you write in it.
On your blog, write a journal entry imagining that you are Mr Mandela. What do you think he did
each day? How did he feel? Include as much detail as you can in the journal entry.
each day? How did he feel? Include as much detail as you can in the journal entry.
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Well done on posting and participating in the SLJ this year. Kamaea... Nelson Mandela spent a lot of time in jail, how do you think he coped? What could he do to keep his mind and body active? Keep blogging, and commenting on others, to increase your chance of winning one of the awesome prizes and to keep up your learning over the school break!
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Hello Mrs.Collins Nelson Mandela did spend a lot of time in jail 27 years!! I think he could keep his body and mind active by maybe going for walk with the prisoner keeper? And Is the slide deck on now?
DeleteKia ora Kamaea,
ReplyDeleteI love how you wrote multiple entries, all of them far apart from each other! How would you cope being in prison for 27 years?
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Riiana