1. What do you already KNOW about the country of India?

2. Here is the Plan… Student will be able to comprehend information from the Upfront Magazine article. Students will assess the challenges / opportunities that India faces in the future. Students will decide if India will become the world’s next great Superpower.

3. Activity Step #1 – Completed Step #2 – Briefly look at the bold section headings and pictures. Fill in the “Set” column. Step #3 – Read silently to yourself the entire article. Start Word Wall. Step #4 – Fill in “Go” section of worksheet. Step #5 – Partner UP! Review the “Go” section with partners and complete “Whoaaa” section.

4. Mumbai - modern

5. Varanasi - ancient

6. Slums of Mumbai

7. India & extreme poverty

8. Stretch Turn your paper over and create a T chart. On one side of the chart put down the Positive trends developing in India that lead you to believe that this country will become a successful MDC. On the other side of the chart put down the Challenges that still exist in India which may prevent this country from becoming a successful MDC.

9. Opportunities Benefited from Globalization! Embraced capitalism Education especially Engineering. English Speaking. Lower wages

10. Challenges High Population Extreme poverty Religious conflict Pollution (Right: Ganges River)

11. Here is the Plan… Student will be able to comprehend information from the Upfront Magazine article. Students will assess the challenges / opportunities that India faces in the future. Students will decide if India will become the world’s next great Superpower.