Teacher Guide

The Island Lesson Plan

Bringing in Technology

In Day 1 activity "A Virtual Tour of Robben Island," students will visit the Robben Island Museum website and utilize their digital mapping program to take a virtual tour of the Island prison.

In Day 1 activity "Oral Histories of Robben Island Ex-Political Prisoners," students will visit the Robben Island Museum website and listen to short oral history interviews that were conducted with former political prisoners.

In Day 3 activity "Rethinking Re-Entry," students will watch a video on prison re-entry.

In Day 3 activity "Reading Between the Lines: Scene Three in Action," students will watch an early performance of The Island featuring the original actors/co-authors, John Kani & ...

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