Words of the Week
to make a problem worse
What is exacerbate?
One political characteristic of colonialism is a lack of _______.
What is democracy?
What is "a set of laws that segregated South Africans by race"?
Name the four ways that South Africans resisted injustice during Apartheid.
What were civil disobedience, militant resistance, Black Consciousness, and artistic resistance?
an affix that means "back or again"
What is "re-"?
good and kind
What is benevolent?
One social characteristic of colonialism is that the colony is forced to adopt the colonizer's _____, _____, and _____.
What are religion, language, and culture?
These were the four official races during Apartheid.
What are Black, White, Coloured, and Indian?
Define "civil disobedience."
What was "breaking unjust laws on purpose without using violence"?
Fix this sentence so it shows parallel structure: "I showed up early today so I could eat breakfast, get my laptop out of my locker, and I wanted to talk to my friends before class started."
What is "I showed up early today so I could eat breakfast, get my laptop out of my locker, and talk to my friends before class started."
involvement in wrongdoing
What is complicity?
One economic characteristic of colonialism is that the colonizing country ______ the colony's resources.
What is exploits?
This is one specific example of why Apartheid was unjust.
(Answers will vary)
Name one goal of artistic resistance.
-raise awareness
-end Apartheid
-gain allies
This affix means "not"
What is "in-"?
to prove an opinion wrong with evidence
What is to refute?
Name one example from South Africa of this characteristic of colonialism: The colonizing country controls the colony's government and/or laws.
Black South Africans were not allowed to vote.
OR
White South Africans imposed Apartheid laws.
Name one reason that education during Apartheid was unjust.
Define "Black Consciousness."
What is "inspiring confidence and action among Black people without the help of Whites"?
Combine these sentences using a semicolon: "I got new glasses the other day so I could see better. And now I look very attractive and intelligent."
"I got new glasses the other day so I could see better; now I look very attractive and intelligent."
standing together for a common cause
What is solidarity?
Name one example from South Africa of this economic characteristic of colonialism: The colony is economically dependent on the colonizing country.
Black South Africans have less wealth than White South Africans.
OR
Black South Africans were forced to work in mines to pay taxes to White South Africans.
These were the two criteria to receive amnesty from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission after Apartheid.
What were "the crime had to be political" and "you had to tell the whole truth"?
Name 3 examples of Black Consciousness.
-building community centers in Black communities
-learning Black history
-building schools in Black communities
-building clinics in Black communities
-writing about Black history, Black power, and Black value
These are the 6 steps you should follow to write a strong essay on Monday's ANet.
1. Figure out what the prompt is asking you to do.
2. Read and gather evidence.
3. Draft a thesis.
4. Draft topic sentences.
5. Organize evidence into paragraphs/topic sentences.
6. Write.