{"id":7822,"date":"2022-12-12T16:37:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T14:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aflitrica.co.za\/?page_id=7822"},"modified":"2023-04-23T14:24:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T12:24:35","slug":"alwg-lesson-4-ishmael-beahs-biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aflitrica.co.za\/index.php\/alwg-lesson-4-ishmael-beahs-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"ALWG Lesson 4: Ishmael Beah&#8217;s Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7822\" class=\"elementor elementor-7822\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35068c3e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35068c3e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb74e52\" data-id=\"fb74e52\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d31501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13d31501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 2.66667rem; font-weight: 500;\">&nbsp;Lesson 4:<\/span><br><\/h2>\n<h2>&nbsp;Ishmael Beah&#8217;s&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2>&nbsp;Biography<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c1a47b\" data-id=\"2c1a47b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d211658\" data-id=\"5d211658\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35695f6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35695f6b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d172ef6\" data-id=\"6d172ef6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6aa2a8\" data-id=\"b6aa2a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c87a0 elementor-button-info elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c9c87a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aflitrica.co.za\/index.php\/a-long-way-gone-free-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">FREE RESOURCES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-212a5f2c\" data-id=\"212a5f2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1263b13 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1263b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aflitrica.co.za\/index.php\/a-long-way-gone-aids\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-shopping-cart\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">AIDS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3aa2fbeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3aa2fbeb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-471223b2\" data-id=\"471223b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74fdd672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74fdd672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;KNOW THE PAST. UNDERSTAND THE PRESENT. BETTER THE FUTURE.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38b52f19\" data-id=\"38b52f19\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d9111 elementor-button-info elementor-absolute elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c8d9111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aflitrica.co.za\/index.php\/a-long-way-gone-lesson-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d34b63 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"33d34b63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8691\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8691\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Discussion<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8692\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8692\" aria-expanded=\"false\">TASKS<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8691\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Discussion<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8691\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8691\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5K4yhPSQEzo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VIDEO<\/a><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><a style=\"color: #ffcc00;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5K4yhPSQEzo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">:<\/span> INTERVIEW WITH ISHMAEL BEAH<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.\u00a0 Class discusses Ishmael Beah&#8217;s r<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 400;\">easons for the novel.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>2.\u00a0 New York City, 1998<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">i) People&#8217;s perception of the situation. Discussion of key words:<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>`full story of my life&#8217;<\/li><li>`there is a war&#8217;<\/li><li>` You mean you saw people running around with guns and shooting each other?&#8217;<\/li><li>`<em>Cool<\/em>&#8216;<\/li><li>`You should tell us about it sometime.&#8217;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>3. His Biography<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">i) We know that he survives.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">ii) The story is not sensationalised.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">iii) There is no need for suspense.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">iv) He is merely relating his experiences.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aflitrica.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-Long-Way-Gone\/ALWG-Biography.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #ffcc00;\">BIOGRAPHY<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8692\" aria-expanded=\"false\">TASKS<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8692\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8692\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">Learner Preparation for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aflitrica.co.za\/index.php\/alwg-lesson-6-chapter-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00; text-decoration: underline;\">LESSON 6:<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. Learners to read CHAPTER 1.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. Learners to consider the following for discussion:<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">i) How is Beah presented as a troubled boy?<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ii) What are the indications that the boys will not be returning?<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Lesson 4: &nbsp;Ishmael Beah&#8217;s&nbsp; &nbsp;Biography FREE RESOURCES AIDS &nbsp;KNOW THE PAST. UNDERSTAND THE PRESENT. BETTER THE FUTURE. RETURN TO LESSON PLANS assessments Discussion TASKS Discussion \u00a0 VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH ISHMAEL BEAH 1.\u00a0 Class discusses Ishmael Beah&#8217;s reasons for the novel. \u00a0 2.\u00a0 New York City, 1998 i) People&#8217;s perception of the situation. Discussion of key &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aflitrica.co.za\/index.php\/alwg-lesson-4-ishmael-beahs-biography\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">ALWG Lesson 4: Ishmael Beah&#8217;s Biography<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7822","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aflitrica.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aflitrica.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aflitrica.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aflitrica.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aflitrica.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7822"}],"version-history":[{"count":154,"href":"https:\/\/www.aflitrica.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27932,"href":"https:\/\/www.aflitrica.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7822\/revisions\/27932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aflitrica.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}