HWC Day 63 - Partition & Sri Lanka

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Objective:  Evaluate the interpretation of historical events and sources.

Task:  Happy Friday!  As you come into class, please get out section A of the regional study.  We'll spend the first portion of class discussing the results of partition with a focus on fundamentalist nationalists and Kashmir.  Then, we'll build on your understanding of Sri Lanka as we consider the current status of Sri Lanka.

Homework:

• TODAY - South Asia regional study part A
• Monday, May 5 - Research sources set #2 due in class
• Tuesday, May 6 - South Asia current events discussion 
• Tuesday, May 6 - Thesis statement due on class blog by 3:00 pm
• Wednesday, May 7 - Unit 6 Test
• Thursday, May 8 - Thesis peer comments due on class blog by 3:00 pm
• Monday, May 12 - Notecards due in class
• Monday, May 19 - Completed GoogleDoc outline due by 3:00 pm
• Wednesday, May 21 - Outline peer comments due in GoogleDoc by 3:00 pm
• Thursday, May 22 - Unit 7 Test
• Thursday, May 29 - Essay Draft due in class
• Friday, May 30 - Draft peer reviews due by 3:00 pm
• Thursday, June 5 - Essay final draft due by 3:00 pm
• Friday, June 6 - Unit 8 Test
• Monday, June 9 - Cumulative Map Quiz
• Monday, June 9 - Research presentations due in class
• Friday, June 13 - Final Exam

Partition, 1947


Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (BBC HARDtalk, 1/28/14)

• "Sri Lanka's Forces Accused of Massacring Aid Workers" (BBC, 12/3/2013)
• Special Report: Sri Lanka Civil War (Channel 4)

• "The Hindu Nationalist Movement" (PBS, POV)