Key+Elements

1. **Biographical information** – Students identify at **least five important facts** about their biography subject’s life which illustrate how the course of their life led them to stand up to power. **This must include a clear description of the injustice against which their biography subjects fought, including WHEN and WHERE.**


 * //**Nelson Mandela**//
 * //**Nelson Mandela was in prison for about 27 years he had a political office while he was in jail.**//
 * **//The reason he got into jail was that since he was against the apartheid when he was protesting, his opponents said that who ever was agianst them will be arrested , so a-lot of people were arrested and he was one of them.//**
 * **//He was released when the apartheid was over so every afican american voted for him to be the president.//**
 * **//When he was in college he was expelled//**

===**Nelson Mandela was born in south africa in the year 1918. He became the leader for the African National Congress. He became involved with the African National Congress because he was worried about his country and his people because of Apartheid. South africa was in a bad time back then because the law of the land was a system called apartheid, a system that rigidly separated blacks and whites and placed great limits on the rights of black citizens. The** **ruling white Afrikaaners established separate states and social rules for the black majority. This type of segregation cause the black populace from gaining political or economic power within the country. Nelson Mandela met a man named Desmond Tutu. They both wroked with each other because they both wanted the apartheid to stop because it wasnt fair that black South Africans could not vote. The government imprisoned many of its opponents, including Mandela, who was detained for 27 years. He was released from prison in the year 1990. After all that struggle against the racist south African apartheid system a new democratic system was created. and Nelson Mandela became the First Black President in South Africa in 1994. A reconciliation committee was formed, Nelson mandela appointed Desmond tutu to head the newly created first and reconciliation commision.**===

2. **Opponents** – A.) Students identify the opponents of their biography subject. B.) Students explain why they opposed the actions and goals of their biography subjects.
los enemigos son el govierno de la colonia blanca. Los blancos tenian que trabajar muy duro para que la furia de los negros no se limitara y no atacara con violencia porque los blancos no querian perder su vida ni poder.

3. **Legacy -** A.) Students report the action or actions of their biography subject for which they will be remembered most. B) Students clearly explain the significance of this action or actions.

**Esto significa que trabajó tan duro mientras él estaba en la cárcel . Después debeinngtoda su vidaenbeibgjialseguía trabajandoduro paraelapartheidhasta el final y cuando lo hizo cada afroamericano el fue elegido para ser presdiden tmodo que por qué estaba remered por eso. **
 *  Su legado moral que se le  recuerda por hablar a sus enemigos y negociar de quitarles el poder de ellos También porque peleo para la lucha de los negros, con todos los políticos y crisis que abia. Tambien que logró ser un presidente y, finalmente, de poner fin al apartheid.  **

4. **Connection to the present –** A.) Students identify a conflict from current events related to the life and work of their biography subjects. B.) Students clearly describe the goals of the people frooth sides of this conflict.

In todays world america has less children in poverty and more citizens that has less health insurance then any industrial country.African americans are getting worse and the segregation is expanding.Repulicans wants to lower their taxes on the richest american while cutting services to the most vulnerable.A plan of remedy of investment and reconstruction is needed.The problem of the color line is in the 20th century, it will take this type of bold action so it can not happen in the 21st century.

5. **Inspirational Words** – Students identify a quote from a speech or written material of their biography subjects. A.) Students include the quote in their voicethread slideshows (both in print and read out loud). B.) Students explain why they find that particular quote powerful in today’s world.

**In today's world** this means that if we want to make achieve =ments we cant wait for other peoplke to do it for us beaacuse is our lives and we cant let other people do it for us but we have to do it.
 * Words:Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate,but that we are powerful beyond measure.It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us.We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant,gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous?Actually, who are you not to be?You are a child of God.Your playing small does not serve the world.There is nothing enlightened about shrinkingso that other people won't feel insecure around you.We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.It is not just in some; it is in everyone.And, as we let our own light shine, we consciously give other people permission to do the same.As we are liberated from our fear,our presence automatically liberates others. **

6. **Artwork/Photography –** A.) Students include an image (e.g. photograph, work of visual art, etc.) that is symbolic of the life and work of their biography subject. B.) Students provide analysis of the image (e.g. artist information, medium, year created, artist commentary). If the image is the work of an IAMS art student, commentary about the artwork by the student artist is include

This art work was made by a man named Stanley Palmer. It was made in 1885. This painting is basically representing to free mandela, they want to free mandela because he is the only one who is helping to stop the apartheid and to make south africans to have the right to vote and do what other people are doing.