daniel fisk
13 September 2013
Answer Sheet for “Glory and Hope” by Michael Fisk
Thinking about the Selection
1. Respond: What do you admire most about the message in Mandela’s speech? Why? Answer: I admire most in Mandela's speech when it tells of a better life for African Americans and South Africans.
2. Questions: (a) Recall: According to Mandela, what is “newborn” in South Africa? (b) Interpret: Which emotion does the word “newborn” add to his remarks? Answers: (a) According to Mandela, “liberty” is newborn in South Africa. (b) Newborn adds a rising emotion because he talks of a fresh start. 3. Questions: (a) Recall: Citing examples, describe what life was like in the old South Africa. (b) Draw Conclusions: Describe the new South Africa that Mandela envisions. Answers: (a) Life in the old South Africa was filled with conflict, and South Africa was isolated by the other countries. (b) Mandela envisions of the new South Africa as one with peace, prosperity, nonsexism, nonracialism, and democracy.
4. Questions: (a) Recall: What “covenant” does Mandela say the South African people are now entering? (b) Generalize: Which ideas in the speech are especially important for safeguarding the human rights of all people throughout today’s world? Answers: (a) The "covenant" that Mandela says the South African people are now entering one that is going to build up the society. (b) One idea from his speech that is especially important is, when he talks about bringing up the nation as "a rainbow nation that is at peace with itself and the world."
Answer Sheet for “Glory and Hope”
By Daniel Fisk
13 September 2013 page 2 of 2
5. Questions: (a) Connect: How does the title of the speech connect with the ideas that Mandela conveys?
Answer Sheet for “Glory and Hope” by Michael Fisk
Thinking about the Selection
1. Respond: What do you admire most about the message in Mandela’s speech? Why? Answer: I admire most in Mandela's speech when it tells of a better life for African Americans and South Africans.
2. Questions: (a) Recall: According to Mandela, what is “newborn” in South Africa? (b) Interpret: Which emotion does the word “newborn” add to his remarks? Answers: (a) According to Mandela, “liberty” is newborn in South Africa. (b) Newborn adds a rising emotion because he talks of a fresh start. 3. Questions: (a) Recall: Citing examples, describe what life was like in the old South Africa. (b) Draw Conclusions: Describe the new South Africa that Mandela envisions. Answers: (a) Life in the old South Africa was filled with conflict, and South Africa was isolated by the other countries. (b) Mandela envisions of the new South Africa as one with peace, prosperity, nonsexism, nonracialism, and democracy.
4. Questions: (a) Recall: What “covenant” does Mandela say the South African people are now entering? (b) Generalize: Which ideas in the speech are especially important for safeguarding the human rights of all people throughout today’s world? Answers: (a) The "covenant" that Mandela says the South African people are now entering one that is going to build up the society. (b) One idea from his speech that is especially important is, when he talks about bringing up the nation as "a rainbow nation that is at peace with itself and the world."
Answer Sheet for “Glory and Hope”
By Daniel Fisk
13 September 2013 page 2 of 2
5. Questions: (a) Connect: How does the title of the speech connect with the ideas that Mandela conveys?