Name: ________________________________________
Apartheid in South Africa
SS7H1 The student will analyze continuity and change in Africa leading to the 21st century.
c. Explain the creation and end of apartheid in South Africa and the roles of Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk
1. Describe what is meant by the word apartheid.
Major Roles in the History of Apartheid
Make two lists. The first should list three reasons why Nelson Mandela played an important role in the history of
apartheid (think about his political party and how he treated the old government after he became president). The
second should list three reasons why F.W. de Klerk played an important role in the history of Apartheid.
Nelson Mandela
F.W. de KLerk
2. Compare the roles of Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk in the apartheid movement. How were they
similar?
R.A.F.T Paper
Role
Audience
Format
Topic
You are a concerned
citizen of South Africa.
You are writing to the
politicians of South Africa.
Letter
You are trying to
persuade the politicians
of South Africa to repeal
a specific
Apartheid law.
For this assignment, you are writing a letter to the politicians of South Africa. The purpose of this letter is to
persuade the politicians of South Africa to repeal (get rid of) a specific Apartheid law (please refer to the Laws of
Apartheid handout to choose the law that you would like to argue against). In your letter, you need to address the
effects that you believe the law has had on South Africa. You should also analyze how changing the particular
Apartheid law will affect the people and nation of South Africa. Your letter should contain at least 7 complete
sentences. Use the rubric to make sure that you are addressing all of the needed criteria to receive a positive
grade.
Apartheid Protest Poster
Imagine that you are going to participate in a protest against Apartheid in South Africa. As a participant, you
will need to create a poster to express your views on Apartheid. Your poster must contain the following
characteristics:

Your poster must focus on one specific Apartheid law.

Your poster must visually address the effects that you believe the law has had on South Africa.

Your poster must visually address how changing the particular Apartheid law will affect the people
and nation of South Africa.

Use the rubric to make sure that you are addressing all of the needed criteria to receive a positive
grade.