Once upon a time...in Room B1 at GS / 2015-16 : juillet 2016

ACTION 1

Look at the document above.

1° Who can you see? Describe him.

2° Do you recognize him?

You can find the man's name in the text!

3° When was the man born and when did he die?

4° What else do you know about him?

5° From the text, tell about his interests

and describe his personality.

Find other words to define him.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-20734941

ACTION 2

Discover the life of this icon.

For the 6th Graders

Click on the link below

and do the activities.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/nelson_mandela/#

For the 8th Graders

Watch an listen to the video.

1° Write the datess correspondance to the various events.

	Mandela's birth in a South African village.
He was the first in his family to attend school. He was a talented student. He was expelled from university for his involvement in a boycott against the institution. He was expected to become chief of his tribe like his father, but instead he chose to study law. "It is absolutely important that you have the knowledge to save your country and your people"
	He joined the African National Congress, a left-wing political party advocating equal rights and freedom. Within the party, he was member of a group called the ANC Youth League. They used grassroots methods to get their point across: boycotts, strikes and general civil disobedience.
	The white National Party was elected to government and instituted a legal system of racial segregation: the apartheid. The A.N.C.Y.L. continued non-violent protest against racist policies. For example:
	Defiance Campaign
	Congress of the People
At that time, Mandela was also a lawyer for mistreated black South Africans: it was the first South African black law practice. Mandela quickly became an enemy of the government and was targeted whenever possible.
	He and about 150 protesters were arrested on a suspicion of treason. After a long trial, they were acquitted.
	Creation of the Pan Africanist Congress by a group of militant Africans because peaceful approach was not working. Mandela changed his position and proposed that armed conflict was the only way to end apartheid rule. He helped found a military group within the ANC called Umkhonto we Sizwe, which specialized in sabotage and guerilla warfare.
	Mandela was arrested for a strike organized the previous year. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison, but ended up spending his next 27 years in jail. He was also charged with sabotage, treason and violent conspiracy during the infamous Rivonia trial. He was sentenced to life in prison and barely escaped the death penalty. His first years were spent in a prison on Robben Island.
	He was transferred. He was treated poorly as a black prisoner. He earned a Bachelor of Law's degree through a correspondence programme. During this time, his profile grew, he became an international symbol of anti-apartheid resistance. Several times, the government offered him his freedom in exchange for the abandonment of his beliefs. Each time, he refused.
	He was released by the new president. He was 72.
Mandela became president of the ANC and helped negotiate the end of apartheid laws.
	The Population Registration Act was repealed: racial groups were no longer legally separated. This marked the beginning of the end of apartheid rule.
	First democratic elections. ANC: 62 % of the vote.
	Mandela was sworn in as the first black president of South Africa. He spent his term rebuilding the economy and uniting the country. He used the country's national rugby team as a rallying point for all citizens and as a way to bring the country onto the world stage in a positive light.
	His term ended. He retired from active politics.
	He left public life.
	He convened a group of world leaders called "The Elders" with figures like Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Kofi Annan. They aimed to resolve world problems like poverty, AIDS and climate change.
	He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.