2014 Partition of India and Pakistan
Lesson Plan
Date your papers:
Friday, March 21, 2014
Monday, March 24, 2014
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Day One: Friday, March 21, 2014
• Quiet Question: Type Two Prompt---Ms. Barben is
going to read aloud Gandhi’s “Quit India” Speech.
• As she does, you should be doing Active Reading
strategies.
• Then with your partner, you will answer the following
Reflection Questions.
• a)What is the main idea that Gandhi wants to get
across in his speech? Provide three either direct
quotes or references within the speech that support
this main idea.
• b)How does Gandhi try to unify his audience with this
speech? Referring to your notes from the last lesson,
why would Gandhi make a point of doing this in the
speech?
Day One: Friday, March 21, 2014
• Class: We are now going to do a Photo Analysis Activity to
introduce us to the Partition of India and Pakistan. Working
with visual primary sources, like photographs, is a Social
Studies Literacy Skill that all high school students are
expected to master to be the Common Core Standards. To
help you do this, I have provided you with a Photo Analysis
Worksheet.
• Steps:
1. You will be assigned a letter from A through L. The letter
corresponds with the historical photograph assigned to you.
Find it in the class set packet.
2. Read the information within the box under the photograph.
3. Use the provided Guided Discussion Questions to help you
analyze the photo.
4. Complete the Photo Analysis Worksheet.
Day One: Friday, March 21, 2014
• Class: Students will present summaries of their assigned
photographs. Based upon the different photos, what
predications can we made about what happened when
India and Pakistan were partition?
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• Class: Ms. Barben is going to begin her Partition of India
and Pakistan Powerpoint. You should take notes in the
provided graphic organizer.
• In class today, we should cover the following topics:
– British View of Independence
– Begin Reasons for Partition
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• Homework: Continue to work on your Hero and Wanted
Posters for Gandhi. Due Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Day Two: Monday, March 24, 2014
• Class: Ms. Barben is going to finish her Partition of India
and Pakistan Powerpoint.
• You should finish your notes in the provided graphic
organizer.
• In class today, we should cover the following topics:
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Finish Reasons for Partition
Mountbatten
How Partition Was Handled
Violence
Long-Term Impact
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• Homework: Finish your Gandhi Hero and Wanted Posters.
They are due the next class period----Tuesday, March 25,
2014.
Days Three and Four: Tuesday, March
25 and Wednesday, March 26, 2014
• Group Summative Assessment: Because the partition of India
and Pakistan was handled so poorly and was so violent, there
are several political cartoons on the event.
• I have included historical examples in my instructional
powerpoint.
• You will refer to them and your graphic organizer notes to
create your own political cartoon on the partition.
• Resources for Political Cartoon Summative Assessment:
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Packet on Political Cartoon Strategies with Examples
Ms. Barben’s Partition of India and Pakistan Powerpoint
Partition of India and Pakistan Photo Analysis Packet
Art Supplies
Oaktag
Computers
Internet
Days Three and Four: Tuesday, March
25 and Wednesday, March 26, 2014
• Chunking of Political Cartoon:
• Day One Classwork and Homework: Tuesday, March 25
• 1. Select what aspect of the partition you want to address.
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Suggestions are:
British attitude towards the partition, Role of Mountbatten,
Reasons for partition,
How the partition was handled---Radcliffe
Or the violence.
• 2. Then select which political cartoon strategies your group wants to use.
• 3. Draw a rough sketch of the political cartoon.
• 4. Assign responsibilities to group members:
– Sarcastic Caption and Historical Images
– Assembling/Finishing the Drawing of the Political Cartoon
– Writing the Paragraphs
Days Three and Four: Tuesday, March
25 and Wednesday, March 26, 2014
• Day Two Classwork and Homework: Wednesday,
March 26
1. Group members begin their parts.
2. Have the class period.
3. Whatever is not finished, must be finished for
homework.
• Due the next class period….no time to assemble.
Partition Political Cartoon
• The student created a political cartoon from the chosen historical
viewpoint and on ONE of the historical topics.
– The cartoon contained strong historical content to support viewpoint.
– Worth 15 Points.
• The student had a caption.
– Either a few words summing up the point of the cartoon,
– A title for the cartoon,
– Or a snappy punch-line that drills home the point of the cartoon.
Worth 10 Points.
• The student used historical images.
– From Ms. Barben’s Powerpoints on the Partition of India and Pakistan
– Or images from the Photo Analysis Activity we did that is uploaded on
her teacher page that support the message of the political cartoon.
– Worth 10 Points.
Partition Political Cartoon
• The student chose and used appropriately a MINIMUM of TWO DIFFERENT
political cartoon strategies from the list below: Worth 20 Points.
• Exaggeration and/or Distortion
• Caricatures
• Stereotyping
• Symbolism
• YOU ARE ALREADY USING HISTORICAL IMAGES AS 4., SO IT DOES NOT COUNT AS
THE MINIMUM OF TWO DIFFERENT STRATEGIES.
• Labeling
• Analogies
• Literary References
• Metaphors
• Satire
• Humor
• Parody
• Irony
• Sarcasm
Partition Political Cartoon
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The student wrote a MINIMUM of THREE WELL-DEVELOPED PARAGRAPHS on the
following:
– Remember a well-developed paragraph consists of a minimum of six strong sentences.
– A strong sentence should either identify and define, provide examples and explain, or examine historical
relationships, connections, with analysis.
– Worth 45 Points.
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Paragraph One:
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The student explained the chosen historical viewpoint and why he chose to do the political cartoon
from that perspective.
– The student explained the choice for the caption and how it represents the historical viewpoint.
– The student explained the choice of historical images and how it represents the historical viewpoint.
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Paragraph Two:
– The student identified, defined, and explained how the first political cartoon strategy was used in the
political cartoon.
– Be sure to explain why you chose this strategy over the others.
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Paragraph Three:
– The student identified, defined, and explained how the second political cartoon strategy was used in the
political cartoon.
– Be sure to explain why you chose this strategy over the others
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The assigned was done on computer paper and in color. The writing was typed, spellchecked, grammar-checked, and edit for capitalization errors. Worth 10 Points.
Partition of India and Pakistan
Examples of Political Cartoons
Historical Examples
Student Examples From Other
Teachers