WEBQUEST

DeWitt Clinton High School

Ms. Ibañez

Introduction

How did the policy of apartheid end in South Africa?

In 1947, the Afrikaner Congress passed the policy of apartheid. Apartheid legalized segregation between the African whites and African blacks. The inequalities between the whites and blacks led to social unrest. As time passed, leaders such as Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu, together with the African National Congress (ANC) sought to end apartheid in South Africa. The ANC organized protests, boycotts, and sought international assistance in bringing equality. After 42 years of segregation, with the election of Mandela, apartheid came to an end in South Africa.

Task

Your assignment is to explore the how the policy of apartheid came to an end. Through your research your group will explore causes of apartheid and its effects on South Africa. Your group must complete a PowerPoint presentation with the information researched on South Africa. Your presentation should include the following:

- A title page

- Provide 1-2 slides showing the causes and effects of apartheid (political, social and economic effects)

- Provide 3 slides showing how Nelson Mandela, F.W. Klerk, Desmond Tutu, the African National Congress, the International community and the events in Soweto lead to the end of apartheid in South Africa

- On the final slide, include your group opinion on apartheid in South Africa

Process

Part One:

Create your power point presentation as a team. Each team will be divided into pairs – two people will research the effects of apartheid on South Africa and two people will research the end of apartheid in South Africa. Part Two outlines steps your group will take for researching the information on the policy of apartheid. The worksheets for each step will be completed as you research the information for this project. As a team, you will create the power point presentation. Each person is responsible for completing two slides.

Part Two:

Using the links for each step you will complete a worksheet that will serve as the information necessary to develop your presentation.

Identify the problem Include all answers on your worksheet

Gather the Evidence Gather evidence that show how apartheid came to an end

in South Africa.

Determine the Causes Analyze the causes and effects of apartheid by

researching on the Internet and completing the worksheets.

Evaluating the Policy Discuss how the individuals, events and organizations

lead to the end of apartheid in South Africa. Record your answers in the worksheet.

Resources

Here are some websites to help you begin your research:

http://www.historywiz.com/southafrica-mm.htm

http://www.africanaencyclopedia.com/apartheid/apartheid.html

http://www.un.org/av/photo/subjects/apartheid.htm

http://www.southafrica-travel.net/history/eh_apart1.htm

You may use other websites as sources of information, however, the web addresses must be written on Determining the Causes worksheet.

EVALUATION

You will be evaluated by the following criteria:

	1	2	3	4
Content	Little or no accurate information is provided	Information is somewhat accurate and comprehensive. Contains few details.	Information is mostly accurate and comprehensive and contains some details.	Information is completely accurate, comprehensive and carefully selected to meet the needs of the project.
Organization	Information on slides is poorly organized with little or no attention to clarity or logic	Some information on slides appears to demonstrate organization, clarity or logic.	Most materials and information on slides demonstrate organization, clarity and logic.	All materials and information on slides are well organized, clear and logically presented.
Grammar	Major errors in presentation	Frequent repetitive grammatical errors on slides	Minimal errors in spelling, grammar and word usage	Grammar, spelling and word usage are correct and contribute to clarity and style

Conclusion

By completing this WebQuest, you would have explored the inequalities between the whites and blacks that led to social unrest. You would have explored how the united effort of leaders such as Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu, organizations such as the African National Congress (ANC) and international support brought the end of apartheid in South Africa. The policy of apartheid made the world aware of racism and inequalities among people groups. As a result of this policy change in history, policy makers now have the knowledge to prevent such inequalities.

New York State Standards

World History

• understand the broad patterns, relationships, and interactions of cultures and civilizations during particular eras and across eras

• analyze historic events from around the world by examining accounts written from different perspectives

• analyze changing and competing interpretations of issues, events, and developments throughout world history

• define culture and civilization, explaining how they developed and changed over time. Investigate the various components of cultures and civilizations including social customs, norms, values, and traditions; political systems; economic systems; religions and spiritual beliefs; and socialization or educational practices

• understand the development and connectedness of Western civilization and other civilizations and cultures in many areas of the world and over time

Economic

• understand the nature of scarcity and how nations of the world make choices which involve economic and social costs and benefits

• explain how economic decision making has become global as a result of an interdependent world economy

Civics, Citizenship and Government

• analyze how the values of a nation and international organizations affect the guarantee of human rights and make provisions for human needs

Language Arts

• Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding.

• Students will read, write, listen, and speak for critical analysis and evaluation.