Wednesday, September 28 ~ The Power of One

Roots

Journal #9 ~ Roots in Context

You have just completed the "Body and Life" section of our long list of roots. Write a paragraph using (5) words which show your understanding of the meaning of the roots we have studied thus far.
Please underline all (5) words. Consider this a free write.

Today

Read Chp. 1 ~ The Power of One

Before we read:

One last look at the time period of the novel. Check out this 2 minute wrap-up of Apartheid

Familiarize ourselves with some of the vocabulary found in Chp. 1. 

• billy-o - British term for hard, strongly 
• gibbering - to chatter unintelligibly 
• Mevrou - Mrs.
• lowveld - grassland, 500-2000 feet above sea level.

• Zulu - largest ethnic group in South Africa (10-11 million)
• Afrikaans - third-most-spoken language in South Africa. Originated from Dutch settlers.
• Boers - Dutch and Afrikaans word for farmer. Identifies the Dutch settlers in South Africa.
• Rooinecks - racial slur used by the Dutch when referring to the English. Dutch version of  redneck.
• kaffir - used to refer to a black person. Became offensive during apartheid.
• indaba mat - indaba is an African word meaning gathering.
• Zululand - northeastern section of South Africa.
• Shangaan - a tribe of people in South Africa.
• kraal - enclosure for cattle.

                                                           

 Homework

Journals 8 and 9