Activity One: DRAMA
In pairs, act out one of the following extracts:

• an ordinary day when Nomsa gets home after work. She and Thandi talk/argue about their lives
• Themba comes to visit in the afternoon and finds Thandi and Avile at home…
• Thandi and Thandeka chat about their lives, their dreams (you can make up Thandeka’s dreams as we don’t learn about them in the story)

Add in your own dialogue that fits with the story. Focus on the words rather than too much action!!
Each person must speak at least 4 times.

If you are a group of three, act out what happens after the fire, when Nomsa, Thandi and their mother are sitting around, talking about what happened.

Activity Two: WRITING
Write a reflective essay of 200 words or a journal entry of 100 words on the following topic:

What is your dream? Describe what you want to do with your life, and what the first steps are to get there…