A young man leaves a potato farm to fight for the freedom and dignity of his people during the apartheid regime. Zakes Mda wrote this play in 1979 when he was in his early twenties. The play is intended for Grade 12 Second Additional Language learners. It includes • a foreword and notes on the key features of a drama. • biographical information on the playwright. • notes on the play itself. • annotations explaining difficult words. • a glossary of literary terms. • pre-reading and during-reading activities designed to prepare the learner for reading. • post-reading questions based on the requirements of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement to ensure understanding. • a contextual question as example of an examination question. • answers to all questions.
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Zakes Mda. Dark Voices Ring: Grade 12 Second Additional Language
Foreword
Key features
Introduction to Dark Voices Ring
Dark Voices Ring
Acknowledgement
Glossary of literary terms
Questions
Answers
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Dark
Voices
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A glossary is included at the end of the play, followed by questions on the play and the kind of contextual question to be expected in examinations. There is also an answer section against which all answers can be checked.
The obvious thing to do with this play is to read it as a text, just as you would if it were a short story or a novel. But it holds other possibilities as well:
