Write an essay in not more than five typed pages (10 marks per page, Bibliography excluded) on the following topic: Diversity in school context and its impact on classroom practices Structure your essay as follows: 1. Introduction: Introduce what you intend to discuss in the essay and define your key terms. (5) 2. Body of the essay in which you should deal with the following: o Discuss the three theoretical perspectives on diversity: Race, class and gender. (20) o Discuss why an understanding of the concepts race, class and gender is essential and how such an understanding can assist with classroom practice and insight into learners’ social contexts. (10) o Provide three short, relevant educational examples to substantiate the above point. (10) 3. Conclusion in which you wrap-up your response, return and summarise the main points in the essay. No new sources of information should be added to the conclusion. (5) 4. Bibliography: The sources in the bibliography should be in alphabetical order. In completing your essay, consult the sources available on the myUnisa module site under E-reserves. You can also add any additional references to support your writing.

Write an essay in not more than five typed pages (10 marks per page, Bibliography
excluded) on the following topic:
Diversity in school context and its impact on classroom practices
Structure your essay as follows:
1. Introduction: Introduce what you intend to discuss in the essay and define your key terms.
(5)
2. Body of the essay in which you should deal with the following:
o Discuss the three theoretical perspectives on diversity: Race, class and gender. (20)
o Discuss why an understanding of the concepts race, class and gender is essential and how
such an understanding can assist with classroom practice and insight into learners’ social
contexts. (10)
o Provide three short, relevant educational examples to substantiate the above point. (10)
3. Conclusion in which you wrap-up your response, return and summarise the main points
in the essay. No new sources of information should be added to the conclusion. (5)
4. Bibliography: The sources in the bibliography should be in alphabetical order. In
completing your essay, consult the sources available on the myUnisa module site under
E-reserves. You can also add any additional references to support your writing.