UKS2: Africa Theme 6: Mandela

UKS2: Africa Theme 6: Mandela

Session 6: Mandela & Poverty PSHE/English / Session 6a: Diversity & Value PSHE
Range and BreadthPSHE:5c Participate in change. Eng: En3 9c Persuasive writing. En1 8c Extended speaking. / Range and BreadthPSHE:5g Consider social & moral dilemmas that they come across in life.
PoS / PSHE:Knowledge, skills & understanding [Main] / PoS / PSHE:Knowledge, skills & understanding [Main]
Objectives / Find out about Mandela’s engagement with the fight against poverty.
2j Understand that resources can be allocated in different ways & that these economic choices affect individuals & communities.
4a Understand that their actions affect themselves & others.
4b Think about lives of people living in other places. / Objectives
PoS
Objectives / Explore the importance of celebrating differences. 4f Understand that differences & similarities between people arise from a number of factors, including cultural, ethnic, racial & religious diversity, gender & disability. 4b Think about the lives of people living in other places, and people with different values & customs. 2a Research, discuss & debate topical issues, problems & events. 2e Reflect on spiritual, moral, social, and cultural issues, using imagination to understand other people’s experiences.
PoS / English:En3 Writing, En1 Speaking [Main]
Objectives / Understand what makes a persuasive piece of writing & a good speech.
En3 2a-c Plan, draft & revise a speech. En1 1e Speak audibly & clearly.
Whole class teaching“Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.” (see S5 resources) What does this mean? Explain that this is a quote from a famous speech of Mandela from the Make Poverty History Campaign in 2005 which brought together organisations all around the world to fight against poverty. The symbol used by the campaigners was a white wristband. Remind chn that the message is also relevant to the UK where an estimated 1 in 10 children are living in poverty, that’s an estimated 3 million children!
Read through the full speech (see resources) & then listen to (a slightly) modified form of the speech at Consider what made Mandela a good speaker? What made people listen to him? What makes a good speech? Do chn have any favourite bits? Identify three key messagesthat Mandela was trying to get across? Other Mandela speeches can be found at / Whole class teaching
Reflect back on the Mandela Theme. Look at flag of South Africa with its various colours. Why do you think South Africa is called the ‘Rainbow Nation’? This term was first used by Archbishop Desmond Tutu to describe South Africa after Apartheid. Explore the issue of diversity and importance of valuing differences which have always been a key message from Mandela - see S5 resource on Mandela quotes. What was Mandela’s key message about diversity & living together in peace, e.g.:
“Each of us is as intimately attached to the soil of this beautiful country as are the famous jacaranda trees of Pretoria and the mimosa trees of the bushveld- a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world.”
Easy/Medium/Hard Chn have been asked by the Global Campaign for Education (links back to S5a) to write their own 3-minute speech on the Right to Education for All. Individually they need to plan out their key messages and how they are going to make it persuasive and attractive for other young people to listen to. This could be linked to The BIG READ & Send My Friend to School Campaign if the timing is correct – see for a film made by chn in 2009 (Global Action Week will take place in the week 26 – 30 April 2010). TD as appropriate. / Easy/Medium/Hard Chn work individually or in small groups to explore the concept of the Rainbow Nation of South Africa. Use art/poetry/song to illustrate the idea of a rainbow nation and that “differences are something to be celebrated”. They may wish to pick one of Mandela’s famous quotes & use this as the inspiration for their piece of work. It can be Africa-focused or they can consider celebrating difference within their own lives in the UK.Southern African music could played in background: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masakela, etc.TD as appropriate
Plenary / Chn present 3-min speeches. Vote for most persuasive (top 3). Record these and present to rest of school in an assembly. Again could be linked into wider Global Campaign for Education for All. It also emphasises the active role that chn can play in bringing about change. / Plenary / Presentations of creative work! Chn may wish to use percussion instruments alongside their songs. Audience should give positive feedback. Create a display of the work produced to celebrate differences.