2015 Academic A Indian
Nationalism and Independence
Lesson Plan
Date and Number Your Papers:
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Friday, March 27, 2015
Monday, April 6, 2015
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Day One: Thursday, March 26, 2015
• Quiet Question: Type Two Prompt---Using your British Rule of India Notes from the
last lesson, you and your partner will complete the History Frame Organizer.
• History Frame Organizer Categories:
• Problem or Goal: What were the problems or issues created for India due to the
British rule?
• Participants or Key Players: Who were the key groups that responded to the
problems or issues and how?
• Where and When? What was the time period British rule of India ran from? What
were the changes between the British East India Company and the Raj?
• Key Episodes or Events: What were the main events, laws, protests that took place?
• Resolution or Outcomes: By the end of British rule, what state was the relationship
between the British and the Indian people?
• Theme or Lesson Learned---The So What: What lesson as students of history should
we have learned after studying imperialism in Africa and now South Asia? Why?
Day One: Thursday, March 26, 2015
• Class: As we learned in the Africa Unit, the actions of the imperial European powers eventually led to
the development of nationalism and the demand for independence. With this lesson, we will be
examining how this happened in India. Be sure to keep what we learned about decolonization in
Africa and the struggle against Apartheid in mind as we do. This will help you to relate and
understand the new content on a deeper level.
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• Class: The teacher is going to begin the Nationalism and Independence PowerPoint Lecture.
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• We will be using TWO different note-taking methods: Graphic Organizer and Interactive Notes.
• Not all the topics will be covered in the PowerPoint Lecture, for they will be covered in either the
provided supplemental reading and/or the Gandhi documentary we will be watching in class.
• Slides 79-120 and 183-198 are not going to be done as part of the lecture. They are there for the
Summative Assessment.
• Interactive Notes Method:
• You must highlight, star, and add information to the Right Side throughout the notes.
• You must complete the Lecture Activities within the PowerPoint on the Left Side throughout the
notes.
• Add information from the reading to the Left Side to make sure the notes are complete.
Day One: Thursday, March 26, 2015
• Homework: You will be reading and taking notes from the photocopied
supplemental reading entitled “The Challenge of Ideas.” Be sure to read and
take notes from the information in the inset boxes. This should be done in
EITHER PINK, PURPLE, RED, ORANGE. Will be checked for points on Monday,
April 6, 2015!
• Chunking:
• Night One: Thursday, March 26, 2015
• Read and take notes from pages 1-4.
• Night Two: Friday, March 27, 2015
• Finish reading and taking notes pages 5-9.
Day Two: Friday, March 27, 2015
•Class: The teacher is going to continue the
Nationalism and Independence PowerPoint
Lecture.
•Homework: Finish the chunked reading. This
will be checked for Class Participation Points
the next class period. Work on Second Half
of Study Guide!
Day Three: Monday, April 6, 2015
•Class: The teacher is going to finish the
Nationalism and Independence
PowerPoint Lecture.
•Homework: The teacher is going to go
over the Summative Assessment MiniQ on Gandhi.
Day Three: Monday, April 6, 2015
• Homework: Summative Assessment---You are going to be working with a DocumentBased Question on Gandhi and his use of non-violent protest.
• Steps:
• Read the introduction reading entitled “What made Gandhi’s nonviolence work?”
• Answer each question for the four provided documents on the provided questions
handout.
• This will be collected for a grade.
• Then under Bucketing, break down the four documents by the three main arguments
they support about Gandhi and non-violent protest.
• Write down which document goes in each bucket and underneath write why.
• For the Thesis Development and Road Map, write out your thesis statement on the
long horizontal line.
• On the diagonal lines, write out your three main arguments that support your thesis.
• Then complete the Mini-Q Essay Outline Guide provided using information from
YOUR CLASS AND READING NOTES and the primary documents provided.
• ALL PARTS are due on.
Chunking
• Night One: Monday, April 6, 2015
• This is the third day of the Indian Nationalism and Independence Lesson.
• Read the introduction reading and use Active Reading Strategies.
• Read Document A and answer the five corresponding questions on the
provided Question Handout.
• Night Two: Tuesday, April 7, 2015
• This is the fourth day of the Indian Nationalism and Independence Lesson.
• Read the two documents that make up Document B and answer the five
corresponding questions on the provided Question Handout.
• Read Document C and answer the four corresponding questions on the
provided Question Handout.
Chunking
• Night Three: ODD Block Day Wednesday, April 8, 2015
• This is the first night of the Partition of Indian and Pakistan Lesson.
• Examine Document D and answer the six corresponding question on the
provided Question Handout.
• Do the Bucketing and Road Map Activities provided.
• Night Four: EVEN Block Day Thursday, April 9, 2015
• This is the second night of the Partition of India and Pakistan Lesson.
• Complete the provided Mini-Q Essay Outline.
• Night Five: Friday, April 10, 2015
• This is the third night of the Partition of India and Pakistan Lesson.
• Go back and edit all your parts. Print up to turn in on Monday!
• Due the next class period: Monday, April 13, 2015.
Day Four: Tuesday, April 7, 2015
•Class: We are going to watch the A and E
Documentary on Gandhi on You Tube. You are
to add to the Interactive Notes.
•It is entitled “Mahatma Gandhi: Pilgrim of
Peace.”
•It has a running time of 44:05 minutes.
•Homework: Work on Mini-Q.