DRAMA ACTIVITY

In groups of three or four, make a short presentation about the causes or dangers of bullying.

For example (causes of bullying): show a boy being neglected at home. Then in the next scene show how he becomes a bully at school in order to get attention.
for example (dangers of bullying): Show a girl being bullied at school. Then in the next scene show her crying and failing her exam because she couldn’t concentrate on studying.

WRITING ACTIVITIES

1. Write headlines for a local newspaper of the event that took place at the dam.

2. Write a newspaper report of the incident. Remember to include the what, where, why, when, who, how of the event.

3. Imagine Senatla ten years after the event. Write a diary entry that she might write as she reflects on this life-changing incident ten years later.

4. Write a brief speech that the headmaster of Kloofsburg High School might have delivered to the students a few days after the accident.

5. Write an SMS from Senatla to Reggie and the group telling them she no longer wants anything to do with them.