Word of Life International School

Name Kaya Date 14/10/21

Directions: Complete the reading log. Write examples and explanations here.
Title Long Walk to Freedom
Author By Nelson Mandela.
Author’s purpose

Genre
Sub-genre
Characteristics of the memoir
What is the conflict in the
story?
What type of conflict is it?
Nonfiction
autobiography
advocacy for peace
Nelson Mandela versus South African apartheid
external conflict

What is the structure of the middle

text?

Text-dependent questions Evidence-based answers

What is the “deep and lasting wound” Mandela
mentions in the first paragraph? decades of oppression and brutality suffered by
What created this “wound”? the South African people under the policy of
apartheid
What was the unintended effect of apartheid? Why
does Mandela call this effect “unintended”?
because the creation of leaders of marginalized
people was the opposite intention of apartheid.
What qualities does Nelson Mandela admire in his courage, wisdom, and generosity.
fellow freedom fighters? Why do you think he says
they are “finer and truer than the purest
diamonds”?
What was the terrible price “Mandela’s family paid wisdom
for his commitment to the struggle”?
Describe the ways Mandela changed after joining was not so good
the African National Congress.

Culminating activity
In a paragraph, write about how Nelson Mandela’s perceptions evolved. (5 marks)
he helped the world by giving peace and joy and freedom