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MyChildrenhaveFaces
byCarolCampbell
StudentGuide
Thisisthesecondworkofliterarysignificanceyouarereadingthissemester.
MyChildrenhave
Faces
isacontemporaryfictionalworkincorporatingelementsofmystery,crime,justice,and
revenge.Yourprimarygoalsaretoenjoythisasaliteraryworkanddeconstructthecontentfor
meaning.Youwilldelvebeyondidentifyingelementsinordertocreateyourownauthenticliterary
commentary.ThisworkwillfigureinyourchoiceforIOPtopics.

Bookinformation

142pagenovelpublishedMarch2013
availableinEnglishandAfrikaans(as
Karretjiemense)
WeareusingtheKindleedition

Authorinformation:
CarolCampbell
contemporarySouthAfricanwriterwitha
backgroundinjournalismwhoworkedintheGreatKaroo
formanyyears

EssentialQuestions
Whatisthesignificanceofidentitytothecharactersinthistext?
Inwhatways(positiveandnegative)doespostcolonialcultureinfluencechoiceinthisnovel?
Towhatextentdoesgenderaffectthemaincharactersinthisstory?
HowdoesCampbelluseelementsofstyletosuccessfullycreatemeaning?
Couldwecontacttheauthortodiscussthisworkinmoredetail?Whatquestionswouldweask?
Whatcontributionsorcommentscouldweofferher?

Aims
UseIBlearnerprofiletraitstoexploretheunfamiliarculturethekarretjiemenseoftheGreat
Karoothroughthiscontemporaryliteraryworkinordertocreatemeaning.
Toconsiderthestoryasareflectionofthehumanconditionandanswertheessential
questionsinmeaningfulpersonalandglobalways.
Promoteselfguidedlearningandcriticalthinkingopportunitiestofullyanalyzethework
throughcarefulandthoroughinvestigationsofthewho,where,when,what,why,andeffects
oftheseontheworkandaudience.

Objectives
Week1
Introductionwithessentialquestions,backgroundinformation,languageuse,media
implications/bookstructurereadentries124(13,410,1118,1924)
Week2
Approachesandliteraryconsiderationsreadentries2544(2532,3238,3944)
Week3
Criticalanalysisandcommentary,writtenandoralpresentationskillsdevelopment
Week4
Completewrittencommentaryandoralpresentationsifnecessary

Assessments
Notes,Annotations,andReflections
Discussionleadership,contributions,participation
35minuteoralpresentationanalysisandpractice
WrittenexercisesandWrittenAssessment2commentary


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Considerations

Plotsummary:
Strugglesforidentityandsurvivalleadmaincharactersonanemotionaljourney
throughinhospitablelands.

Setting:
theGrandKarooinSouthAfrica,avastandremoteareanortheastofCapeTown.Veld
areaisopen,uncultivatedcountryorgrasslandinsouthernAfrica.Arid,widerangeofhot/cold
temperatures.Undergroundwatersuppliesallowforsomeranching/farming.LeeuGamkaisasmall
townintheGrandKaroo.Itis355kilometersnortheastofCapeTown.

Characters:

Miskiet
(misfire,offtarget)whois:

Muis
(mouse)(butt,frog)whois:

Kapok
(chicken)AKAStrongJohnandJoseph2ndwhois:

Fansie
(shortforStephanus)whois:

Witpop*
wit(white)pop(doll)

whois:
*Evenafterapartheidended,mostdollscomefromChinaandtheyarewhite.Whenababy
isbornandhaslightskin,theymaybecalledwitpop.

Sponsie
(LittleSponge)whois:

Jan
(
John
)whois:

Diksop*
(Thicksoup)whois:
*TypifiesaKarretjiemensetendencytocomeupwithoddnamesonoccasion.

Gawie
(boor,churl)

Themes
Central:Identity
Others:Relationships,Marginalization,Power,Discrimination,Revenge,Justice,Fear

Conflicts
Externalidentify,discuss,decidehowexternalconflictsmovetheactionforwardwhatistheend
resolution?
Internalidentify,discuss,decidehowinternalconflictsmovetheactionforwardwhatistheend
resolution?

LiteraryCriticismPositions
Postcolonial,cultural/historical,feminist,political,

Language:
stylelanguage(diction,syntax,structure)andimagery(sensualappeal)
narrativevoice


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LiteraryandConceptTerms
suspense
motivation
ambiguity
apartheid
marginalization
subjugation
identity
prose
empathy

Criticalliterarypositions(8approaches
F
ive
r
uby
r
ed
p
igs and
c
hickens
g
obbled
c
rackers and
h
am
s
aying
m
ore
p
lease.

ContextVocabulary:
TheauthorusescolloquialAfrikaansofteninthisstory.Useonlinetranslation
applicationstohelpyouunderstanddetailsthatyouneedforunderstanding.Considerthereasons
whythislanguageisessentialtothetext.Herearesomedefinitionstogetyoustarted.
Keepatranslationdictionaryopenasyouread

KleinMuisie
descriptivenicknameforprotagonist.Thismeanslittlemouselikeyouarenothingbut
alittlemouse.Accordingtotheauthor,itfitsherdisposition.
koggelmanders
lizardsorskinks
mossies
sparrows(birds)
papsak
cheapwinesoldinfoilbagswithatap
OldSpice
cologneformen
uitspan
unloadthekartandsleepspreadoutandcampcanalsobeanountheplacewhereyou
unpack/camp
LiewJesus
LordJesus
afvalandmieliepap
traditionalfoods(afval/offalismadeofsheepsliver,heart,kidneys,stomach,
lungs,andbrain:papisstiffmaize/cornmealporridgeeatenasastapleinsouthernAfrica)
karretjie
kartdrawnbyadonkey(ies)
karretjiemense
donkeykartpeoplereferstotheindigenousinhabitantsoftheGreatKaroo

Myhartjie,myliefie
Arealchildhoodsongsungasanurseryrhymethatisknownbymanypeople
throughoutSouthAfrica.Seethewords,translations,andasongversionbelow.

Myhartjiemyliefiearewordsofendearmentstranslatedas"mylittleheart"and"mylove"
Diesonsakwegistranslatedas"thesungoesdown"
Daaranderkantdieblouberge>"behindthebluemountains"
Enekwil,ekwil,ekwil>"Iwant,Iwant,Iwant"
Bymynooientjiegaanvry>difficulttotranslate,butingeneralmeaning"tomakeoutwithgirlfriend"
(orperhapstoromanceyourgirlfriend?)
Syissomooiensoliefiesvirmy>"She'ssoprettyandshelovesme"
Ja,ekwil,ekwil,ekwil>"yes,Iwant,Iwant,Iwant"
Bymynooientjiegaanvry>"toromancemygirlfriend"
Daaranderkantdieblouberge>"behindthedistantbluemountain"
Diemaankomop>"Themoonisrising"


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Myhartjie,myliefiechildren'ssong

Technology:
UsingKindleeditionsonImacsreading,annotatingviahighlighting,notes,and
journaling

ResourceLinks
Introduction
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02639369#page1
http://mg.co.za/article/19950818cartpeoplestareintothefaceofextinction
http://bookslive.co.za/blog/2013/07/01/outofthedustmichelemagwoodreviewsmychildrenhave
facesbycarolcampbell/
http://www.jstor.org/stable/823394
http://www.groundup.org.za/content/poorestpoorkarretjiemensegreatkaroo
http://karoospace.co.za/karretjiemensegreatkaroo/

Overview
http://find.galegroup.com/gic/infomark.do?&source=gale&idigest=7dd4cb072b15f07d988f167ae1d53ecb&prodId=GIC&us
erGroupName=1ley&tabID=T001&docId=CX1839300063&type=retrieve&contentSet=EBKS&version=1.0

http://www.encyclopedia.com/article1G21839300063/karretjiepeople.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_NChdbe3Y8

Author
http://slipnet.co.za/view/reviews/invisiblelives/
http://www.ru.ac.za/perspective/perspectivearticles/name,77242,en.html

Tumblrvideo
http://karretjie.tumblr.com/

Humanrights
http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
http://www1.chr.up.ac.za/chr_old/indigenous/country_reports/Country_reports_SouthAfrica.pdf

Colonialism/PostcolonialisminAfrica
http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?failOverType=&que
ry=&prodId=SUIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Refer
ence&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&search_within_resu
lts=&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CCX3424300131&source=Bo
okmark&u=bcps&jsid=92891b9d1a7662f7fa04f01c9f567b12

Power/Oppression/Marginalization
http://www.consumerstar.org/resources/pdf/DO%20Definitions.pdf

NonfictionparallelstoryintheGreatKaroo
http://find.galegroup.com/gic/infomark.do?&source=gale&idigest=7dd4cb072b15f07d988f167ae1d53ecb&prodId=GIC&us
erGroupName=1ley&tabID=T004&docId=CJ201404503&type=retrieve&contentSet=IACDocuments&version=1.0

Anotherauthorwho'swrittenabouttheGreatKaroo:
http://www.credoreference.com/entry/galewl/schreiner_olive


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