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Journey to Jo’burg: A South African Story Lesson PlanJourney to Jo’burg: A South African Story Lesson Plan
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Federal Reserve Bank
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6th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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29
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Year
2012
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Journey to Jo’burg: A South African Story

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How did South African apartheid affect the ability of people of color to increase their human capital? Here is a rich lesson plan in which learners come to understand the relationship between investment in human capital and income, while also gaining insight into the discriminatory practices of South Africa during the mid-1900s.

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Concepts

human capital, humans, apartheid, income

Additional Tags

income, apartheid, human capital, social studies

Classroom Considerations

  • Several activities are included in this lesson plan, and will require additional preparation time

Pros

  • Very detailed instructional guidelines throughout lesson plan
  • Includes several opportunities for interdisciplinary work
  • All activity handouts included

Cons

  • Requires purchase of main text

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.4 RH.6-8.7

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