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by John Briley

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Is Cry Freedom a suitable text for Year 10 English text? Please advise. Thank you.

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Virginie Mair I would not assign this as an English text. This is not literature. But the book certainly raises children's awareness of key issues such as apartheid…moreI would not assign this as an English text. This is not literature. But the book certainly raises children's awareness of key issues such as apartheid, political freedom, liberty of press, etc. A lot of context and guidance needs to be provided: maybe as part of the history curriculum, rather than English?(less)

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