Dark Voices Ring: Grade 12 Second Additional Language: A play by Zakes Mda

A young man leaves a potato farm to fight for the freedom and dignity of his people during the apartheid regime.

Zakes Mda wrote this play in 1979 when he was in his early twenties.

The play is intended for Grade 12 Second Additional Language learners.

It includes a foreword and notes on the key features of a drama. biographical information on the playwright. notes on the play itself. annotations explaining difficult words. a glossary of literary terms. pre-reading and during-reading activities designed to prepare the learner for reading. post-reading questions based on the requirements of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement to ensure understanding. a contextual question as example of an examination question. answers to all questions.