Card Sort: Nelson Mandela - Hero or Villain?

Nelson Mandela is widely regarded as a hero for his role in the fight against apartheid and his efforts to promote reconciliation and unity in South Africa. However, his path to becoming the first black president of South Africa and his record whilst in office have led some to question whether he deserves the title of hero and there are many who see him as a villain. This fun and interactive lesson explores the life of Nelson Mandela and gets students to evaluate his choices through a card sort which them to investigate and decide whether he was a hero or a villain.

When you purchase this lesson you will be able to download a 22 slide PowerPoint Presentation and a single page Word document. Both have also be uploaded as PDFs. The PowerPoint contains aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, video clips, templates, writing frames, historical sources, activities and differentiated tasks and activities. The Word document contains a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards labelled ‘Hero’ or ‘Villain’ and 24 statement cards to be sorted under them.

The lesson begins with a sellection of starters that you can choose from, including a whiteboard task on what they already know, a snowballing keyword activity or a idea shower on what makes a hero. The lesson is then introduced through various information slides and a video clip linked to our You Tube Channel, This is followed up with the card sort activity, a continuum voting task and an optional speech or extended writing task, both of which are fully supported with appropriate templates and writing frames.

Theme: Apartheid in South Africa
Know: Who was Nelson Mandela?
Understand: What role did he play in the overthrow of the Apartheid?
Evaluate: Should Nelson Mandela be regarded as a hero or a villain?
Skills: Interpretation, Compare & Contrast & Collaboration

WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: Who was Nelson Mandela?
Can You Explain: What role did he play in the overthrow of Apartheid?
Can You Evaluate: Should he be regarded as a hero or a villain?

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