Day 66: Mandela and Provincial exam essay analysis

A look at South Africa's celebration of Nelson Mandela's life.
World leaders flock to South Africa.
Memorable scenes and speeches.
Obama shakes hands with Raul Castro (Cuba).  Cold War connection (Cuban Missile Crisis)

Groups of 4: Provincial exam practice

Handout: How to write a thesis statement
Handout: List of curriculum organizers and possible essay topics for the provincial exam

In your groups, brainstorm how you would answer your topic.

• Create three topic sentences
• Create a thesis statement
• Present to the class

Great practice session.  We discussed what to include/not include in some of your answers.
Make sure you answer the question directly. 
Include relevant facts:

• Fox example, if the question asks for facts from 1914 to 1945, don't talk about a bunch of information from 1905.
• Another example, if the question asks for examples between 1945 to 2000, try to include points that cover the different decades.  Don't just talk about events between 1945 to 1970 and leave out 30 years of history

Good luck on the in-class essay write tomorrow.