1. Do Now: take out your “Disappointment” paragraphs from Friday

2. September 25, 2017 Opening: share paragraphs
Objective: to give ourselves a solid understanding of the historical context of our next short story before reading.
Opening: share paragraphs
Work Period: historical context notes
Closing: “Nothing’s Changed” annotation

3. Homework Bring copy of “The Train to Rhodesia”
Make sure you can write on it!

4. Written by Nadine Gordimer, 1952
Background Info
Written by Nadine Gordimer, 1952
Where is she from?
What is her writing style?
What are common themes within her writing?

5. Setting: South Africa, age of apartheid
Historical Context
Setting: South Africa, age of apartheid
Apartheid:

6. ___________________________ had control of government beginning in 1948 and ruled for ____ years.
Population Registration Act of 1950:_______________
__________________________________________________
Group Areas Act of 1950: ______________________
_______________________ were denied basic human rights. They had very little representation in government until _______ when they were denied representation.

7. Read & Annotate
“Nothing’s Changed”