Master Harold... And the Boys Lesson Plan

Apartheid Artists

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

Students will learn about different artists that draw inspiration from life in an apartheid-society. Students will be able to connect the play to real-life, contemporary life and people. Students will be able to depict core aspects of the play in pictorial form.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.7; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.9

Structure:

This activity is split into 2 major parts. The first part involves students researching one of the following artists:

• Irma Stern
• Maggie Laubser
• George Pemba
• Azaria Mbatha
• Cecil Skotnes
• David Koloane
• Jane Alexander
• Sam Nhlengethwa
• Helen Sebidi
• ...