Weekly Discussion Reflection

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Discussion Reflection What were the key ideas discussed? Focus on the content of the discussion. How did you and your peers answer each prompt? Was there consensus among the group, why or why not? Cite a few specific ideas and examples from the discussion. Be sure to discuss at least 3 prompts. How would you evaluate the quality of your participation in today's discussion? What was your role? What did you contribute? What did you gain from your classmates? What could you improve upon in future discussions? How would you evaluate the quality of the class discussion collectively? What did we do well? What could we improve in future discussions? Submit the notes you prepared ahead of time for the Weekly Discussion Forum with the reflection. …show more content…

One of the main ideas that the group talked about was how ethnicity affected the lives of the Mathabane home. Because they were black and identified as poor black people, they were targeted and classified by apartheid. Also, apartheid was a huge factor in the book as well as the discussion because of its impact on the lives of the characters. Injustice occurs in the lives of the main characters because they are disadvantaged and forced into the lower class by apartheid. My peers answered the questions by combining their opinions with textual evidence to get their points across. For example, when discussing the geography of Alexandra and it’s ghetto-like nature, everyone in the group agreed with that statement. When discussing tribal life and how it clashes with modern life, we talked about the father’s prospects relating to religion as well as how he forced the values upon his children. When talking about apartheid the group mentioned passbooks and their importance in enforcing apartheid. One argument that the group had was about gender roles and how they have changed since the …show more content…

You may record your notes in bullet point format. Use 2-3 specific examples from Part 1 of the book to support your reasoning and argument. In what ways does the geography of Alexandra reflect Apartheid? - Alexandra is located in the ghetto so apartheid is manipulated to disadvantage the poor black community Pass books and necessary permits are used The town is small and there are a lot of people (colours, blacks, and Indians) How does tribal life and modern/urban life clash in the Mathabane home? - Tribal life and urban life cause confusion and mayhem in the Mathabane home Author stops speaking Venda (tribal) because of the influence of his friends (social/urban) The Zulu men raided the house because of the father’s debt Discuss both the positive and negative role religion plays in the Mathabane household Negative - Zulu Men Customs that are forced upon children Affected author’s relationship with his father Positive - Provides hope Gives the family faith Describe traditional gender roles displayed in the Mathabane household and how are they reinforced in the

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