Lesson plan 2: The anti-apartheid leaders
The ANC Centenary 2012
Activity
Resources
Key questions
Objective: to explore the role of individuals in
bringing about change.
Outcome: to compare the lives and achievements
of inspirational leaders in the struggle against
apartheid.
Biography 1: Chief Albert Luthuli
Biography 2: Nelson Mandela
Biography 3: Albertina Sisulu
Biography 4: Steve Biko
Biography 5: Hector Pieterson
Who were some of the key
leaders in the ANC and in the
struggle against apartheid?
ACTIVITIES
Biographies & hot seating:
Read the biographies & ask a pupil to take the
role of one ‘character.’ The other pupils ask
questions about his/her background, beliefs &
behaviour – steering away from facts & focusing
more on motivation & feelings.
Compare and contrast:
What have you learnt about the ideals, beliefs
and actions of the five leaders? What are the
main similarities and differences between their
lives?
Debate: Set up a class debate with different
groups taking opposing sides of an argument.
You could use the question below which relates
to the biographies.
Can violence ever be justified as a means to an
end?
Biographical research & writing: Ask pupils to
Activity sheet 3: Writing a biography
Useful information:
What personal sacrifices did
individuals make in order to
stand up for what they
believed in?
Video of Nelson Mandela
http://www.nelsonmandela.org/multimedia/entry/nelsonmandelas-life-story-documentary
More about Hector Pieterson
www.southafrica.info/about/history/hector-pieterson.htm
Was their sacrifice worth it?
Steve Biko – rare TV interview
http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/stephen-bantu-biko
Can violence ever be justified
as a means to an end?
How did the ANC help build
democracy within South
Africa?
Subject links
English
History
research another leader in the anti-apartheid
movement, like Oliver Tambo or Dorothy
Nyembe. They could use ‘Activity Sheet 3:
Writing a biography’ to help them.