If you have a look at a timeline, you will be able to see all the different activities that took place on certain dates.
A timeline can be on any topic you choose or events that took place in our history - did you know that anything that took place in the past is called history?
You can even make a timeline on your own life - when you were born, when you started walking, when you went to school etc.
The timeline can be over a few years or even months - as long as you add in all the memorable events.
First of all we are going to look at and create the timeline on Nelson Mandela's life - below you will find dates and the events, you are going to put them in the right order and add them to your own timeline that you are going to design.
- You can find pictures to add to each event or draw a picture that goes with a certain event.
- Make your timeline colorful and interesting so that other people also want to have a look at it - you can even add more events or extra information to the events given.
- Remember that the timeline must be in order from earliest to latest dates.
Nelson Mandela - timeline
1925 - Attended a school run by missionaries
2009 - People all over the world are invited to spend 67 minutes on Nelson Mandela's birthday (18 July) to help make the world a better place
1918 - Born in Qunu in the Transkei
1994 - He became the first democratically elected president of South Africa
1963- Sentenced to life in prison for his beliefs. People all over the world was saying that he had to be released.
1950 - Elected president of the ANC Youth League
1942 - He studied law at night and during the day he worked as a security guard
1938 - Went to Fort Hare University College
1999 - Retired as president and continued to built peace in Africa. He also started the Nelson Mandela's Children Fund to improve the health and education of children
1944 - Joined the ANC
1952 - Qualified as a lawyer and started a partnership with Oliver Tambo
1993 - Received the Nobel Peace Prize
1990 - Released from prison
2013 - Died
Compiling your own timeline
- You can choose to create a timeline on your life so far - make it interesting and colourful and use some pictures or photographs.
- It is your decision how many events you want to add on your time line and how much information you want to give.
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