This Teacher’s Guide accompanies the novel Whitney’s Kiss, published by Voices in Africa. Whitney’s Kiss is a story for learners in Grades 6-10 with the primary aim of helping to prevent HIV/AIDS.

The novel powerfully speaks for itself and students should first of all be encouraged to read it at their own pace from cover to cover. With the focus on peer education, students will easily identify with and be challenged and inspired by the characters in the book. However, your learners can also benefit much from further class discussions, activities and exercises, which will encourage critical thinking and decision-making. This Teacher’s Guide is designed to help you with some ideas in this regard.

Whitney’s Kiss can be used as a reader in the Life Orientation or Language Learning Areas. The book seeks to promote and achieve the following critical and developmental outcomes of OBE, congruent with the Revised National Curriculum Statement.