2014 Modern India Lesson Plan

1. 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

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Day One and Two: Block Day • 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. • 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: • 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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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. Barbenat END OF class period.