2014 Indian Nationalism and Gandhi Lesson Plan

1. 2014 Indian Nationalism and Gandhi Lesson Plan Date your papers: Monday, March 17, 2014 Tuesday, March 18, 2014 Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Thursday, March 20, 2014

2. Day One: Monday, March 17, 2014Skip QQ Due To Snow Delay-Can Do As EXTRA CREDIT • Quiet Question: Type Two Prompt---On the next page, there are two different propaganda posters about the British rule of India. • Working with your partner, and using your notes from the last lesson plan, answer the following Reflection Questions: • a) What is the message of the first propaganda poster? How do you know---what historical event does it refer to and why is that event so important for the development of Indian nationalism? • b) What is the message of the second propaganda poster? How do you know---what historical events or actions of the British does it refer to and why is this so important for the development of Indian nationalism?

5. Day One: Monday, March 17, 2014 • Class: Some of the pairs will share their analysis of the propaganda posters. Review what nationalism means to a colony under Imperialism. Use to introduce the development of Indian Nationalism. • Class: Ms. Barben is going to begin her Indian Nationalism Powerpoint, and you should take notes in the provided graphic organizer. • Today in class we should cover the following topics: • First Indian Nationalists • Preserving Indian Culture • Homework: Summative Assessment--- Begin to do your Hero and Wanted Posters for Gandhi. Follow the chunking.

6. Hero and Wanted Posters for Gandhi • Assignment Summary and Rationale: As we have seen in Africa and now in India, many of the leaders of the independence movements were arrested and viewed as criminals by their colonizers, yet later when freed became the first presidents or prime ministers of their countries. With this homework, we are going to examine how one historical figure can be viewed as a criminal and as a hero…again, it all comes down to perspective. • Writer’s Purpose: You will be creating two OPPOSING posters to show how the independence work of Gandhi developed and the results. • This will be done on computer paper, not poster board or oaktag paper.

7. Hero and Wanted Posters for Gandhi • Writer’s Role: • For the Hero Poster, you will be representing--- • the Indian people who wanted independence from British rule, • the Untouchables or Harijans for who Gandhi fought for, • women who benefited from his views of equality, • and the Muslims he fought for to be treated as equal citizens within independent India. • For the Wanted Poster, you will be representing--- • the British imperialists, • the Hindus who did not want the Caste system changed, • the Hindus who did not want the same opportunities for the Muslims in India, • and the Muslims who were upset that Gandhi did not support the idea of partitioning India into Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan. • Audience: The people of India to gain support on the controversy over Gandhi

8. Hero Poster for Gandhi • Hero Poster: • At the top of the poster, Hero is typed out. • Then an image of Gandhi that casts him in a positive light in regards to his work. • Specific details about his work and the positives/benefits of each action • You must address the THREE of following topics: • Satyagraha, • Gandhi’s Efforts in South Africa, • the Satyagraha Ashram and Views of Untouchables, • the Salt March, • Gandhi’s Fasts on the British Proposal to Create Separate Elections for Untouchables, • This is to be done in well-developed sentences and in paragraph format. • For each main action, there should be a separate paragraph. • In each paragraph, the specific groups who benefitted from each action should be identified and explained. • You must include one primary source quote within your Hero Poster. • Think of the vocabulary choices you make to support the message. • At the bottom of the poster, there should be a specific title of an award that Gandhi should be given for his work.

9. Wanted Poster for Gandhi • Wanted Poster: • At the top of the poster, should be Wanted. • Then under Wanted, there should be a image of Gandhi doing his work that casts him in a negative light, by breaking a law, breaking one of the rules of the Caste system, etc… • Specific details about his work and the negatives and criminal nature of each action. • You must address THREE of following topics: • Gandhi’s Protest against the Rowlatt Acts • Gandhi’s Boycotts of British Goods • The Salt March • Quit India Campaign. • Gandhi’s Refusal to Consider Separate Hindu and Muslim States • Remember Gandhi was put on trial by the British in 1922 for seditious acts or treason. Think about how the above acts would be perceived that way by the British. • This is to be done in well-developed sentences and in paragraph format. • For each main action, there should be a separate paragraph. • And you must address at least three different actions. • In each paragraph, the specific groups who were threatened from each action should be identified and explained. • You must include one primary source quote within your Wanted Poster. • Think of the vocabulary choices you make to support the message. • At the bottom of the poster, it should read Dead or Alive.

10. Chunking of Hero and Wanted Posters for Gandhi • Night One: Monday, March 17, 2014 • Select your three topics for both the Hero and Wanted Poster • Go to the provided Pre-Write Graphic Organizer and using your notes and the Gandhi Timeline, begin to take initial notes for each of the topics.

11. Chunking of Hero and Wanted Posters for Gandhi • Night Two: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 • Add to your initial notes for each of the topics in the Pre-Write Graphic Organizer from the class notes and from Ms. Barben’s Gandhi Powerpoint on her teacher page. • She will not be doing this powerpoint with the class. • Find your images for the Hero and Wanted Poster from either Ms. Barben’s Indian Nationalism Powerpoint and/or Ms. Barben’s Gandhi Powerpoint.

12. Chunking of Hero and Wanted Posters for Gandhi • Night Three: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 • Go through Ms. Barben’s two powerpoints and the provided Primary Source Supplemental Packet and pick out the two primary source excerpts you are going to use. • On the Pre-Write Graphic Organizer, identify them, quote from them, and explain how you will use in the posters.

13. Chunking of Hero and Wanted Posters for Gandhi • Night Four: Thursday, March 20, 2014 • Create the Hero Poster on the computer. • Have a parent, sibling, or classmate edit it. • Night Five: Friday, March 21, 2014 • Create the Wanted Poster on the computer. • Have a parent, sibling, or classmate edit it. • Night Six: Monday, March 24, 2014 • Make your own editing comments on the two rough drafts. • Correct and print up the good copies. • DUE TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2014!

14. Day Two: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 • Class: Ms. Barben is going to continue with her Indian Nationalism Powerpoint, and you should take notes in the provided graphic organizer. • In class today, we should cover the following topics: • Ram Mohun Roy • Indian National Congress • Muslim League • Begin Role of Gandhi • Homework: Follow the chunking for the Gandhi Hero and Wanted Posters.

15. Day Three: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 • Class: We are going to watch the A and E Gandhi Documentary and you are to add to the provided 2014 Gandhi Documentary Film Notes set up in Interactive Notebook format. • Homework: Work on the chunking of the Hero and Wanted Posters for Gandhi.

16. Day Four: Thursday, March 20, 2014 • Individual: You have the class period to finish the Pre-Write Graphic Organizer for the Hero and Wanted Posters. • Ms. Barben will be checking it at the end of class for 25 Class Participation Points. • Individual: Once this is finished, begin to create your rough draft of the Hero Poster on the computer. • Homework: Finish rough draft of Hero Poster and have a parent or sibling edit it. • Due on Tuesday, March 25, 2014.