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Part 2 Assignment 3: Abuse of Power Time needed: One 90 minute Project block

Key Ideas:
 * Understanding the relationship between the Abuser and the Abused
 * Understanding the recourses of the victimized

Key Vocabulary: apartheid

Procedure: Teacher will begin class by introducing the struggle against apartheid by Nelson Mandela. A brief biography is available here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela

The class will then read an excerpt from his autobiography located here:

http://archives.obs-us.com/obs/english/books/Mandela/achap66.html

The class will then answer the following key questions (in a format determined by the instructor):


 * How does Mandela and his cohort experience oppression in prison?
 * What do Mandela’s responses to the actions of the guards tell us about the movements’ goals, aims, and substance?

After listing off the different forms of protest that Mandela mentions and brainstorming others, students will then transition to their laptops and create a two slide PowerPoint presentation defining one manner of protest available to the oppressed and discussing its effectiveness.