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Date:
Defending Nonviolent Resistance
Mohandas K. Gandhi
DIRECTIONS:
Complete the following items after you finish your first read.
1.
What does Gandhi say cannot be manufactured or regulated by law?
2.
What does Gandhi say he is charged with?
3.
Why does Gandhi accept being punished?
4.
What does Gandhi call on the judge to do?
5.
To confirm your understanding, write a summary of “Defending Nonviolent
Resistance.”
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Date:
RESEARCH
Research to Clarify Choose at
least one unfamiliar detail from the text. Briefly
research that detail. In what way does the information you learned shed light on
an aspect of the story?
Research to Explore Choose something from
the text that interests you and
formulate a research question.
DIRECTIONS:
Respond to these questions. Use textual evidence to support your
responses.
1.
Recall (a) What does Gandhi claim multiplies evil? (b) What rationale does he give
to support this claim?
2.
Interpret What does Gandhi mean when he says “non-cooperation with evil is as
much a duty as is cooperation with good?
3.
Critique Do you agree with Gandhi’s assertion that “withdrawal of support of evil
requires complete abstention from violence”? Why or why not?
Construct Write an argument for non-cooperation. (b) Compare and Contrast
How is your argument similar to and different from Gandhi’s argument for noncooperation?
4. (a)
What makes a hero? What has reading this text helped you
understand about the nature of a hero's goals or aspirations?
5. Essential Question:
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