2014 Modern India Lesson Plan
Date your papers:
Block Days: Wednesday, April 2 or Thursday, April 3,
2014
Friday, April 4, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
Tuesday, April 8, 2014---Photo Essays Due at End of
Class
Wednesday April 9, 2014: End of India Unit Test and
Notebooks Due
Day One and Two: Block Day
• Quiet Question: Type Two Prompt---You and
your partner will select ONE of the following
political cartoons on Pakistan.
• Using your Modern Pakistan Graphic
Organizer Notes and your Political Cartoon
Strategies Packet, you will complete the
Political Cartoon Analysis Handout.
Day One and Two: Block Day
• Class: How do the issues facing Modern
Pakistan relate to Modern India?
• Give me examples. Ms. Barben is going to
read aloud the Modern India Supplemental
Reading.
• As she does this, you should be using Active
Reading Strategies.
• Then take notes in graphic organizer.
Day One and Two: Block Day
• Groups: Formative Assessment---- You will
be working in groups to create a Photo Essay
on the Economic Strengths and Problems of
India.
Day One and Two: Block Day
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Purpose: You are doing this to prove a theme or thesis on Modern India. You will be utilizing research,
analysis, persuasive, and writing skills to complete this task.
Role: Your group is a photojournalist team working for National Geographic or Time Magazine. Given that
India has become a dominant economic power, while still struggling with many developing country issues,
you are to put together a photo essay that examines the strengths and weaknesses of India today.
Procedure:
You will be using Ms. Barben’s The Indian Subcontinent Since 1947, Problems and Issues Facing India, and
Modern Pakistan Powerpoints uploaded on her teacher page.
You will also be using the internet.
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Newsweek.com Photo Gallery
Time.com Photo Gallery
BBC News
You will need to take notes for all the sections and make sure your graphic organizer is complete.
You will be creating a Photo Essay in WORD not Powerpoint format.
It must be printed up and turned in to Ms. Barben to grade.
You must address the following topics:
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Urbanization
Poverty
Slums and Lack of Infrastructure
Population Issues and Family Planning Policies
Pollution
Economic Strengths
Religious Conflict within India: Terrorrism between Hindus and Muslims and Sikhs and Hindus
Relationship with Pakistan---choice of Kashmir or nuclear arms race
Day One and Two: Block Day
• The selected images and presented information must support a theme/thesis on
modern India:
– While India is economically thriving, India is also being torn apart by population,
poverty, and political issues.
– India’s population and natural resources have made it an economic superpower, but
developing country issues and political strife are holding it back.
• You must have a MINIMUM of THREE IMAGES with Corresponding Paragraphs for
each topic.---Total of 24 Images/Slides
– On each page, there should be a title.
– The image, whether a photograph, a map, a chart or graph, or political cartoon should
have caption that connects the image to the theme.
• Of the 24 images, only 17 may be photographs.
• The rest must be made up of maps, charts or graphs, political cartoons, and/or propaganda
posters.
– On each page, there should be a well-developed paragraph summarizing the
issue/strength using specific information and supportive evidence.
• Remember a well-developed sentence identifies and defines, provide examples and explains, or
examines the historical impact and connections.
• The 5 Ws of Who, What, When, Where, Why, How and Impact/Importance should be addressed.
• You must connect the images and information to the theme/thesis of the photo essay.
Day One and Two: Block Day
• FCAs:
• FCA One: The students had a minimum of 24 photos and other
visuals that addressed the required content and supported the
theme/thesis statement. Worth 30% of the grade.
• FCA Two: The students had well-developed captions that were in
paragraph format providing specific information on the image
and making connections between the image and the
theme/thesis statement. Worth 30% of the grade.
• FCA Three: The students fully supported their thesis
statement/theme through their choices of visuals and their
written analysis and connections. Worth 30% of the grade.
• No Excuses: It was done in WORD format. It was organized in a
logical and thematic manner. There was a title for each. The
content was edited for spelling, grammar, and capitalization.
Worth 10% of the grade.
Chunking of Photo Essay
• Day One Classwork and Homework: Block Day
• Split up the topics between the group members.
Since there are 8 topics and four people in a
group, each group member should be assigned 2
topics.
• Then go to the different powerpoints and take
your notes in the provided graphic organizer,
• For homework, finish your note-taking
Chunking of Photo Essay
• Day Two Classwork and Homework: Friday, April 4
• Select your visuals for your topics and cut and
paste them into a word document.
• Begin to type out your paragraphs for the first
topic.
• For homework, finish your paragraphs for the first
topic and edit your work.
Chunking of Photo Essay
• Day Three Classwork and Homework: Monday,
April 7:
• Begin to type out your paragraphs for the second
topic.
• For homework, finish your paragraphs for the
second topic and edit your work.
Chunking of Photo Essay
• Day Four Classwork and Homework: Tuesday, April
8:
• Group members should pair up and edit each
other’s parts of the photo essay.
• Make revisions.
• Print up copies of your parts for each group
member to put into their notebook as well as a set
to turn in to Ms. Barben at END OF class period.