CPWC Day 64 - Contemporary Issues in South Asia

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Objective:  Explore the history of South Asia.  Analyze the influence of non-violent civil disobedience and Gandhi.

Task:  To start, we'll finish our discussion on Gandhi and our history notes.  Then, you'll complete a history review worksheet.   Next, we'll discuss the Green Revolution and watch "Seeds of Suicide."  Finally, we'll use the remainder of class to work on the South Asia Regional Study.

Homework:

• TODAY - "Green Revolution in India" due
• Thursday, December 5 - South Asia: Regional Issues, Global Concerns (parts A, B, C) due 
• Friday, December 6 - South Asia: Regional Issues, Global Concerns (parts D, E) due
• Friday, December 6 - Kundun & Silk Road extra credit due
• Monday, December 9 - Unit 6 Test
• Thursday, December 19 - Gandhi extra credit due
• January 16 & 17 - Semester 1 Final Exams

Resources for Class Discussion:

Bt cotton-Seeds of suicide from kmoksha r on Vimeo.

• "Seeds of Suicide" (PBS Frontline, 26 July 2005)
• "The Seeds of Suicide: How Monsanto Destroys Farming" by Dr. Vandana Shiva (Centre for Research on Globalization, 24 April 2013)
• "India's Rice Revolution" by John Vidal (The Guardian, 16 February 2013)