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8^th Grade Social Studies Assignments

February 25^th – 29^th

“HISTORY, DESPITE ITS WRENCHING PAIN, CANNOT BE UNLIVED, AND IF FACED WITH COURAGE, NEED NOT BE LIVED AGAIN.” -Maya Angelou

MONDAY: * We will have a Socratic Seminar Next week on the TRC

GQ: How should South Africa respond to the collective violence committed under apartheid?

1. Complete thorough word studies of:

- Amnesty

- Reconciliation

- Vengeance

- Restorative Justice

- Retributive Justice

2. Read Parade article, “Without Memory….”.

3. Highlight and take thorough margin notes.

TUESDAY:

“ Killing someone like her exposed both our anger and the conditions under which we lived. If we had been living reasonably, we would not have killed her.” –Easy Nofemela on the killing of Amy Biehl

GQ: How should a person’s social conditions be considered when holding them accountable for a crime?

1. Read the article on Amy Biehl.

2. Highlight and take thorough margin notes.

THURSDAY:

“We didn’t have feelings. It just felt like a day’s work had been done.”

–Thapelo Mbelo on committing murder as a part of the apartheid government’s special unit

GQ: Should the “following of orders” be an excuse for committing acts of violence?

1. Write a response to the Long Night’s Journey into Day movie segment.

FRIDAY:

GQ: Why isn’t remorse a necessity in receiving amnesty? Should it be?

1. Write your second response to the Long Night’s Journey into Day movie segment.