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

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

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

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?

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

___________________________ 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.

Read & Annotate “Nothing’s Changed”