13 - Gandhi (Introduction)
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
7th Grade History (GCP)
Mr. Lindy
Objectives:
9. SWBAT analyze the early events in Gandhi’s career that led him to fight for India’s independence.
Hook: EQ = “What is it that makes someone powerful?”
Pitch future performance task: (vs. Socratic seminar?)
Design a protest --- unjust situation, group of followers, more powerful opponent
Name: ______Do Now
January 24, 2006 History - ____
Do Now #13
Objective:
9. I will be able to analyze the parts of Gandhi’s background that led him to fight for India’s independence.
Essential Question: “What is it that makes someone powerful?”
Are you MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE?
Earn your class the points they deserve!
Answer each of the following questions by writing the correct words in the blanks.
1. Each day, my class can earn _____ points for FOCUS.
2. We can earn one point for the quality of our l______outside the room.
3. We can earn another point for the Do Now, if no one r______a h______during and if people’s eyes remain on their b______or on the w______w______.
4. We can also 2 d______s______.
5. We can earn 2 points if everyone has completed h______.
6. Each week, my class can earn a 5 point bonus if we have everyone over ____% on our tracking system.
Complete the four steps of a SOAPS analysis that we have learned so far on the primary source below.
Today’s Vocabulary Practice: We will say this aloud with our hand signals.
Reincarnation Dharma Ganges
Above and Beyond: List some of the things we are earning this week in history class:
Name: ______Classwork
January 24, 2006 History - ____
Classwork #13
Introducing Mohandas Gandhi
Growing up:
Mohandas Gandhi was born in India in 1869. His parents were Hindus, and they were a part of the Vaishya caste (merchants). While Gandhi was growing up, the British imperialists controlled most of South Asia, just as they controlled major sections of Africa. (Think of Kenya and South Africa.) The British forced the Indians to pay high taxes and grow cash crops, just as they had done in Africa. Gandhi received an excellent education and attended law school at Oxford, possibly the best school in England.
Training Ground in South Africa:
After graduating from law school, Gandhi moved to South Africa to practice law. At this time (long before Nelson Mandela), Apartheid laws categorized Indians like Gandhi as “coloured.” Gandhi experienced discrimination for the first time in South Africa. Frustrated the hatred and bigotry he found there, he organized non-violent protests (strikes, demonstrations, boycotts) among the Indians in South Africa. His protests convinced the British to repeal (get rid of) many of the laws that discriminated against Indians.
Meeting India:
After completing his protests, Gandhi returned to India. Gandhi was struck by the great poverty he saw around him (especially the poverty of the Untouchables). He als o realized that after spending so much time in England and in South Africa, he did not really know his country or the people who lived there. He took a nearly year-long trip by train around India meeting with villagers and getting to know the poor of India. He learned that England was responsible for large parts of India’s poverty, and he resolved to fight for India’s independence by using the same non-violent methods he developed in South Africa.
More than Protest:
Gandhi organized the most powerful non-violent protests in the history of humankind. But he did much more than that. Before Gandhi, the major centers of protest were in India’s cities. Gandhi was able to mobilize and energize thousands of India’s villages: he brought protest to rural India. He also taught Indians to take pride in themselves and in their own culture. Before Gandhi, many Indians dressed in the fancy clothes of the British. Gandhi taught Indians to take pride in their traditional styles of dress. He encouraged Indians to make their own clothes and not purchase the clothes of the British. Perhaps most importantly, Gandhi was able to get India’s diverse religious groups (Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Jewish, and other) to work together and trust one another.
A&B: Create BTT questions with your partner ON THIS SIDE!
Part II: Fill in the blank parts of today’s skeleton with your partner.
Part III: Mr. Lindy has highlighted one of the skits below. Create a 30 second SILENT skit with your partner that focuses on that topic. Be ready to present your skit to the class.
1. Gandhi attends law school in England
2. Gandhi protests Apartheid laws in South Africa.
3. Gandhi travels around rural (poor) India by train.
4. Gandhi mobilizes rural villages to protest the British.
5. Gandhi wears homemade, traditional Indian clothes and convinces others to do the same.
6. Gandhi gets different religious groups to work together.
Part IV: Evaluate your teammates while they act!
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