HWC Day 64 - South Asia History & the Taliban

Objectives:  Describe the major historical developments of South Asia. Evaluate the interpretation of historical events.  Appraise the various ways in which tradition and modernization interact in South Asia.

Task:  Today we'll wrap up our discussion on the history of South Asia and finish checking the review packet.  Specifically, we'll examine the impact of the Amritsar massacre and the power of non-violent resistance.  Finally, we'll wrap up the class with an examination of the Taliban.

Homework:

• TODAY - Historical question (do NOT use first person in historical writing) posted to HWC blog by 4:00
• Friday, December 14 - "Countdown" reading quiz
• Friday, December 14 - Comments to 3 historical questions posted to blog by 4:00
• Friday, December 14 - FOOD DRIVE DONATION DEADLINE
• Monday, December 17 - Regional study due in class (directions, questions, links on Moodle)
• Monday, December 17 - Chapter 12 reading quiz results e-mailed to Mrs. Friday by midnight
• Wednesday, December 19 - Unit 6 Test
• Thursday, December 20 - Culture Food party  (please fill out GoogleForm BEFORE Tuesday, December 18)
• Thursday, December 20 - Topic development (in GoogleDoc & shared w/ Mrs. Friday & 3 peers) due by 3:00
• Friday, December 21 - Comments to topic development due by 3:00
• Wednesday, January 2 - Kundun & Gandhi extra credit due
• Thursday, January 3 - Source cards & note cards due
• Friday, January 4 - Outline (in GoogleDoc & shared w/ Mrs. Friday & peer reviewer) due by 7:00 pm
• Sunday, January 6 - Comments to outline due by 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, January 8 - Rough draft (in GoogleDoc & shared w/ Mrs. Friday & peer reviewer) due by 3:00
• Wednesday, January 9 - Comments to peer draft due by 4:00
• Friday, January 11 - Extra credit for research essays turned in by 3:00 
• Monday, January 14 - Final Research Essay Due

Resources:

• Dramatization of Amritsar Massacre (from 1982 film, Gandhi)

• Newsreel interview with Mahatma Gandhi

• Gandhi on resistance and non-violence (from 1982 film, Gandhi)

• Dramatization of Salt Works resistance (from 1982 film, Gandhi)

• "The Forbidden Zone" (from "Return of the Taliban," Frontline, 2006)

• "The Tribal Area of Waziristan"(from "Return of the Taliban," Frontline, 2006)

• "Children of the Taliban" (produced by Frontline/World, 4/14/2009) A reporter travels through Pakistan's tribal areas to investigate Taliban recruitment of children and the prohibition of girls education.  

• "Malala's Journey from Near Death to Recovery" A 15-year-old Pakistani girl was shot in the head on her way home from school in October.  Targeted by the Taliban because of her outspoken support of education for girls, Malala's plight drew worldwide attention.  This collection of videos and news stories chronicles her story.