Unit 2: Take a stand!

Pages 36-37
Pages 38-39
Pages 40-41
Page 43
Pages 44-45
Pages 48-49
Pages 50-51


 

Pages 36-37 - Outline
 
  Generation Y: born activists?
 Activism • The Google directory for activism. 
Volunteer Match (US) • A website that helps young people find a place to volunteer.
Generation Y (US) • The Wikipedia article.
 Gen Y articles (US) • Read this USA Today article from 2005 or have a look at this collection of recent articles.
  Getting attention
For information on British identity, see Unit 3: Outline.
  Get out the vote
Rock the vote (US)  • A site whose mission is to "empower the 45 million young people in America who want to [...] change the way politics is done".
   

 

Pages 38-39 - Text 1: Listen Mr Oxford don
 
Scottish words
  John Agard (UK) • Information about the poet: British Council and Wikipedia.
  Oxford (UK) • Learn more about the City and the university.
  Clapham (UK) • Locate the London area that is mentioned in the poem.
 

Afro-Caribbeans (UK) • A Wikipedia article about the 750,000-strong British African Caribbean community.
   

 

Pages 40-41- Text 2: Gandhi's first crusade
 
Gandhi
  mkgandhi.org (IN) • A very informative Indian resource about Gandhi's life, quotations, philosophy, etc.
  Gandhi in South Africa • A Wikipedia article about Gandhi's south African years.
  Manas: Gandhi (IN) • An Indian website that details many aspects of Gandhi's life.
   
 

 

 

 

 

Page 43 - Views
 
The Salvation Army
  Salvation Army • See what the Salvation Army is up to in the UK and in the USA.
  Salvation Army • Get more information on the Salvation Army (Wikipedia).
   
 

 

 

Pages 44-45 - Text 3: Letter to Mama
 
The author
  Armistead Maupin • The Wikipedia biography of Maupin.
  Armistead Maupin: interview (AU) • Read the transcript of an interview for an Australian TV.
   
Gay rights
  LGBT Rights opposition • A history of opposition to gay rights.
  [Video] From the 1950s to now (US) • A trailer for the Miami Gay & Lesbian film Festival. With pictures of demonstrations from both sides of the debate.
 

 

 

Pages 48-49 -  Issue
 
Taser incidents
  University of Florida incident (US) • A page about what happened to Andrew Meyer (doc. C).
  Taser news (US) • The latest news about tasers.
 

 
Sagging pants
  Sagging pants news (US) • The latest news about "sagging pants".
 

 

Pages 50-51 -  Extra Text: The violin
 
Njabulo Ndebele
  Njabulo Ndebele • The Wikipedia article about the author.
 

Conversation (SA) • A quite long conversation with Njabulo Ndebele, on the Nelson Mandela Foundation website.