Apartheid Photojournalist Dies

That's News to Me

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring modified content from The Associated Press, students read about the life and work of Peter Magubane, a photojournalist who documented apartheid in South Africa. This lesson includes a photo, vocabulary, comprehension and discussion questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
South Africa
Peter Magubane
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

photojournalist
massacre
uprising
mandatory
open fire
forbidden
permission
exile
remain
recognition
A spinning paper plane