Young scholars read and discuss a poem about the issues of gender, education, and family written by a Peace Corps Volunteer serving in South Africa. In this poetry activity, students read the poem 'Moetsana' and discuss the issues...

Students explore the concept of work, and work typically assigned to women, through artwork depicting laundresses.

Learners explore the poem, "Declaration."  Students discuss how elements of poetry such as tone work to convey meaning. Learners compare and contrast their lives and the lives of the poem's characters from South Africa.