Title: A brief look at South African History (San and Khoi Khoi)
Aim:
- To create and interest in South African history enabling students to be more aware of what occurred in South Africa centuries ago.
- To ensure students have a brief understanding of the San and Khoi Khoi people.

Objectives:
The student’s will
- Distinguish between the San and khoi Khoi people.
- Have a brief understanding of their way of life.
- Use their notes to compare and contrast the San and Khoi Khoi and their way of life.
- Summarise their main characteristics.

Media Material:
- PowerPoint presentation
- Wall map
- Whiteboard
- Worksheets

Introduction:
- Refer to the wall map to show the class where South Africa lies on the map and where the European countries are located.
- Ask the class what they know about the history of South Africa (Prior knowledge).
- Pose questions to guide them.
- Give the class a brief introduction on the San and Khoi Khoi people and show the class on the map where these two groups were located.

Content:
- Start the PowerPoint presentation which describes the San and Khoi Khoi people as well as pictures of them.
- Discuss the characteristics of the San and Khoi Khoi people. How they lived, which territories they were found at, example, the San inhabited the inlands while the Khoi Khoi inhabited the Coastal regions.
- Discuss the roles of men and women in these two groups. What was expected of each person?
- Why were they called hunter gatherers?
- What did they live on to survive?
- How did they defend themselves?
- What did they do for entertainment?
- Hand out the worksheets and ask the students to refer to the notes on them. Discuss the main features, characteristics, comparisons and contrasts of both the San and Khoi Khoi.
- Discuss the paintings found in caves centuries ago and what story were they trying to well.