1. Book Notes

2. Apartheid 5WsWho : What : When : Where: Why – How: Apartheid-in South Africa, a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race

3. Apartheid 5WsWho : What : When : Where: Why – How: South Africa 1948 to 1994 racial segregation residents (people) Laws denied blacks citizenship so that whites could rule and live better. Native, Asian, and mixed race people were divided into tribes and did not get the same education or medical care as whites. Does Apartheid remind you of anything else you may have heard of ?

4. TitleWaiting for the Rain AuthorSheila Gordon Genrehistorical fiction (imaginary story that takes place during a real event or notable time) SettingSouth Africa during Apartheid in 1970s

5. Main Characters Tengo: black, age 13, farm worker Timothy: Salina: Tandi: Lettie: Joseph:

6. Main Characters Frikkie: white Afrikaner, age 13, Tengo’s friend Oom Koos: Sissie: Tant Sannie:

7. Afrikaans vocabulary used by people who have Dutch or Boers ancestors and spoken by millions of people living in South Africa

8. oubaasold master kleinbaaslittle master kraallivestock pens (huts where farm workers live) derogatory words disrespectful terms used by white South Africans with Dutch or European ancestors to talk about non-white or native people

9. Chapter 1 Write a summary for each chapter. After reading each chapter, write at least two sentences about what happened. Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Date Waiting for the Rain Chapter Notes