Film Day I
Film Day II
Film Day III
More About Gandhi
Civil Disobedience:
Gandhi’s legacy & its pertinence to U.S.
government
Film Day I
Gandhi was born in India, educated in
England and traveled to South Africa where
he practiced law for approximately 20 years.
Assignment
List some of the discriminatory practices Gandhi
and other Indians experienced at the hands of the
British government. Did the British government
have a social contract with the people? Why or
why not?
In your journals, describe your reaction to the first
day of the video.
Film Day II
When Gandhi arrived in India, many citizens
began to implore the British government for
home rule. Gandhi and many of his followers
practiced civil disobedience to encourage the
British government to relinquish power.
Assignment
Why do you feel that non-violent civil disobedience
was successful in gaining independence for India?
Give some examples of when civil disobedience
was used in the United States. Do you believe
that it could be used to combat Saddam Hussein?
Film Day III
When India gained its independence,
Muslims were concerned that they would
suffer in the Hindu country. Gandhi proposed
making Gen. Jinnah (a Muslim) the Prime
Minister. This plan never developed; India
was divided into 2 states: India (Hindu) and
Pakistan (Muslim).
Assignment
Do you think that the division of India into 2 states
was a good decision?How do you feel that this
issue played a role in Gandhi’s assassination?
In your journals, describe your final reactions to
the video.
More About Gandhi
For more information about Gandhi, visit
the following web site.
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/Histo
ry/Gandhi/gandhi.html
Civil Disobedience
Civil Disobedience is nonviolent law breaking
used to show the injustice of the respective law.
The following website lists some of the ways civil
disobedience can take place
http://www.pbs.org/weta/forcemorepowerful/backgroun
d/methods.html
This concept, utilized by Gandhi throughout his
life, had far reaching effects on U.S. history.
Civil Disobedience & The U.S.
Martin Luther King, Jr. patterned much
of his nonviolent actions after Gandhi
Assignment
Research some of the actions taken by Dr.
King and other Civil Rights activists.
Compare and Contrast these actions to
those of Gandhi.
Discussion
I believe that PowerPoint is a valuable tool for my classroom. Above all, I feel that I could
incorporate this technology into my class in a variety of ways. For instance, I feel that PowerPoint
can be used for any topic (such as Gandhi used in this presentation) for lecture and presentation
purposes. However, after creating my own PowerPoint slide show, I feel that I could also allow
students to create their own as well. In this instance, I could have a final assessment in which
students could create a PowerPoint presentation outlining different examples of civil disobedience
from United States history. Students could work in groups, and in a modified Jigsaw present the
material they organized into a slide show to other groups or to the class as a whole.
PowerPoint would have certain instructional implications that I would have to consider
before utilizing it in any class. If used to display information in a lecture format, PowerPoint could
appeal to highly organized individuals and to visual learners. I found that PowerPoint offers myself
and others a single place with which to hold an abundance of information--here, I have a system of
organization that incorporates graphics, lists, assignments, web addresses and information notes into
a cohesive whole. This could help students who crave, or even need work on organizational skills.
However, time constraints make me hesitant in utilizing this technology. I believe I would need to
“feel out” my class to determine how well they would react to creating something out of this type of
technology. This being the case, I do feel that I could create careful placements in partners or groups
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consideration the needs of my class and the time constraints on our classroom time, I could determine
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