Instructions for “Why did Nelson
Mandela fight against apartheid?”
Essay
•Write introductory paragraph with thesis statement and description
of apartheid.
•For the body paragraphs, pick the main point that you want to write
about from each document. Highlight, star, or circle this with a
highlighter or different color.
•Look at the main points you chose for the documents for that
paragraph (for paragraph 2, you would be looking at Documents
6,5,3,4, 10 & 11) and come up with a topic sentence that gives me a
preview of what your points are about for that paragraph.
•If you were absent or are missing information for a document write
a second point from a document that you do have.
•After you write a main point from a document, explain, give your
inference, or argument. GO BLUE WITH DETAILS!
“Why did Nelson Mandela fight
against apartheid?” Essay
1st Paragraph: Opening Paragraph with Thesis Statement
2nd Paragraph: Visual Documents
Cartoon Analysis (Doc. 6)
Photo Analysis of Photos (Doc. 5)
Photo Analysis of Signs (Doc. 3 & 4)
Poster Analysis (Doc. 10 & 11)
3rd Paragraph: Map and Primary Documents
Map Analysis (Doc. 8 & 9)
Written Document Analyses (Doc 1 &2)
Quote from Written Document Analyses (Doc. 1 &2)
Map Questions (Doc. 8 & 9)
4th Paragraph: Video and Timeline
Video Questions
Timeline Analysis (Doc. 7)
2nd Paragraph: Visual Documents
Topic Sentence
Cartoon Analysis (Doc. 6)
* Fact from Cartoon Analysis (Doc. 6)
* Inference/Argument/Explanation of the fact
Poster Analysis (Doc. 10 & 11)
* Fact from Poster Analysis (Doc. 10 & 11)
* Inference/Argument/Explanation of the fact
Photo Analysis of Photos (Doc. 5)
* Fact from Photo Analysis (Doc. 5)
* Inference/Argument/Explanation of the fact
Photo Analysis of Signs (Doc. 3 & 4)
* Fact from Photo Analysis (Doc. 3 & 4)
* Inference/Argument/Explanation of the fact
3rd Paragraph: Map and Primary Documents
Topic Sentence
Primary Document Analyses (Doc 1)
*Fact from Primary Document Analysis about
Nelson Mandela (Doc. 1)
* Inference/Argument/Explanation of the fact
Primary Document Analyses (Doc 2)
*Fact from Primary Document Analysis about
F.W. de Klerk (Doc. 2)
* Inference/Argument/Explanation of the fact
Map Analysis (Doc. 8 & 9)
*Fact from Primary Document Analysis about
F.W. de Klerk (Doc. 2)
* Inference/Argument/Explanation of the fact
Map Questions (Doc. 8 & 9)
* Fact about each map (Doc. 8 & 9)
*Inference/ Argument/Explanation of the fact