DAY 2: TAKING ACTION
Activity 1: A Long Walk to Freedom [4 points]
Nelson Mandela was an activist and civil rights leader who was born and raised in South Africa. 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.
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.
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.
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.
Kia Ora Lukas,
ReplyDeleteWell done for writing a diary entry for Nelson Mandela. I can imagine it was very hard being locked up in prison for so long, I think I would feel both angry and happy as well. I think I would get cabin fever from being stuck in a cell for most of the day. I enjoy being able to get up and go for a walk, especially in this weather at the moment. I’m hoping to go for a beach walk tonight after I finish my commenting for the day. Do you like getting out outside when the weather is good?
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Keep up the awesome posts.
Blog ya later,
Dani
I look forward to reading more of your blog posts soon!
Blog ya later,
Dani