"Born A Crime" Days 3-4

"Born A Crime" Days 3-4

Agenda:

Review Reading from Friday

Read pg.

What we know so far

• T. Noah is "colored" or mixed race

• T. Noah's mom makes him go to 3 different churches every Sunday

• T. Noah got thrown out of a car one Sunday...

Today's Reading Goals

• Find out why Noah got "thrown out of a car"

• Explain why Noah "hates secondhand cars"

• Trace the events of this "special" Sunday

Go to the "Born A Crime" channel & download the text if you haven't

To review Last week's reading, answer the following questions using the text!

Multiple Choice

About how many years ago from TODAY did apartheid begin?

• 10 years

• 100 years

• 70 years

• 200 years

• 25 years

Open Ended

Are there any social or political issues going on during the last 5 years that are SIMILAR to apartheid?

If so, explain.

Multiple Select

Select ALL of the South African Tribes:

• Zulu

• Tswana

• Sotho

• Xhosa

• Patois

Open Ended

In your OWN WORDS, explain what was considered the "genius of apartheid":

Open Ended

Explain how the Xhosa and Zulu tribes were DIFFERENT:

Open Ended

What are some of the reasons why Noah says he "hates second hand cars"?

Now, it's time to read!

Go to page 12 in the PDF version.

Begin reading at this sentence:

"My mother is as stubborn as she is religious."

Multiple Choice

What happened when Trevor and his mom tried to go to church?

• They were arrested because of their race

• Their car wouldn't start, so they had to find a ride

• Someone knocked on their door and told them to leave their home now

• The police showed up and arrested Trevor's mom

Open Ended

According to Trevor, what is the meaning of "S un'qhela ":

Pause for a Purpose!

"Google" Nelson Mandela and read a little about him. What did you learn?

Open Ended

Share 3 things you learned about Nelson Mandela below:

Open Ended

Trevor uses a metaphor when he says "...we had a very Tom and Jerry relationship".

Who is Trevor talking about?

What does Trevor mean by this metaphor?

That's it for Today!

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