2014 British Rule of India Lesson Plan Date your papers: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Block Days: Wednesday, March 12 or Thursday, March 13, 2014 Friday, March 14, 2014
Day One: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Quiet Question: Type Two Prompt: Ms. Barben is going to read aloud the article below. You should follow along use Active Reading Strategies. Then using your notes from the previous lesson on the Caste System, you and your partner are to answer the following prompt---Answer the following questions: You MUST ANSWER A AND HAVE A CHOICE BETWEEN B OR C. a) What are the ongoing issues facing Dalits or Untouchables in India today? Explain why. Refer back to your notes to support your answer as well. You MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN ANSWERING B OR C! b) How is the ongoing poor treatment of Dalits SIMILAR to what we learned in the Africa Unit on the legacy of Apartheid in South Africa? Give examples and explain. C) Do you think our American social class system of upper class, upper middle class, lower middle class, working class, lower working class, welfare/poverty, etc…is any different from the lasting Caste System in India? Why or why not? Give examples to support your answer
Day One: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Class: Ms. Barben is going to begin her British Rule of India Powerpoint, and you are to take notes in the provided graphic organizer in either PENCIL, BLACK, or BLUE PEN. In class today, we should cover the following topics: End of Mughal Rule Role of Spice Trade British East India Company
Day One: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Homework: You are to read and take notes from the provided supplemental reading in the graphic organizer adding information to the class notes. The reading notes should be in either RED, PINK, or PURPLE PEN. This will be checked for class participation points on Friday, March 14, Chunking of Reading and Note-Taking: Night One: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Pages 1-4 Night Two: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 Pages 5-7 Night Three: Thursday, March 13, 2014 Pages 8-12
Reading Graphic Organizer Topics 1. End of Mughal Rule: PP and Reading 2. Role of Spice Trade and European Competition: PP 3. British East India Company: PP and Reading 4. Jewel in the Crown: PP 5. Sepoy Mutiny: PP and Reading 6. British Raj: PP and Reading 7. World War One: PP and Reading 8. Rowlatt Act: PP and Reading 9. Amristar Massacre: PP and Reading 10. Government of India Act of 1919: Reading 11. Positive Effects: PP and Throughout Reading 12. Negative Effects: PP and Throughout Reading
Days Two and Three: Block Day Class: Ms. Barben is going to finsih her British Rule of India Powerpoint. And you are to take notes in the provided graphic organizer in either PENCIL, BLACK, or BLUE PEN. In class today the following topics will be covered: Jewel in the Crown Reference Sepoy Mutiny British Raj Rowlatt Act Amristar Massacre Positive Effects Negative Effects
Days Two and Three: Block Day Homework: Continue the reading and note- taking as chunked. Will be checked on Friday for Class Participation Points!
Day Four: Friday, March 14, 2014 Ms. Barben is going to check the reading notes for Class Participation Points. For the rest of class, we are going to be watching a DVD that review the British Rule of India. You are to watch and add to your notes in the graphic organizer. Homework: Work on notebook and study guide.