» Nelson Mandela: The Fight for Freedom

Nelson Mandela: The Fight for Freedom

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Book meta-data
  • Reading Box: Sapphire (Levels 29-30)
  • Year: Five
  • Fiction/Nonfiction: Non-fiction
  • Theme/Topic: Challenge, Character education, Different views, History
  • Genre: Biography
  • Strategy/Skills: Determining cause and effect, Using graphic sources, Monitoring for meaning
  • Page Count: 32
  • Reading Level: 29
  • Item Code: 200251
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  • Curriculum Codes: ACELT1602, ACELY1690, ACELY1691, ACELY1692, ACELA1797, ACELA1512, ACELY1702, ACELY1703
Reader Description

"A democratic and free society ... Is an ideal to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." Nelson Mandela spent twenty-seven years in prison because of his beliefs. This is the story of his struggle to achieve a better life for his people.

After you have completed the Reader

Nelson Mandela lived a difficult but amazing life. Make a timeline of his life from his birth in 1918 to his death in 2013. Along the timeline, show the events that were important in Mandela's life.

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