My Children! My Africa! Lesson Plan

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

1. 1

   Understand the historical context of Apartheid-era South Africa and assess how the action in the text is informed by its historical setting.

2. 2

   Be able to interpret the underlying meaning in performed dramatic dialogue, and expound upon the implicit meaning that can be derived from a dramatic text.

3. 3

   Evaluate how elements of performed drama including set design, casting, music, pace, and tone impact the meaning of a dramatic work.

4. 4

   Formulate arguments about the themes addressed in the text and defend them with examples from textual analysis and...