HWC Day 57 - British in India

*Quarter 2 PDP, PDC, & SJS assignments have been completed.  Please check the spreadsheet for your assignments.

Objectives: Investigate select events in the history of South Asia.  Evaluate the impact of Mughal and British rule in India.

Task:  Welcome back!  I hope you all had an enjoyable break!  We'll begin class with a quick review of the religions and history of South Asia.  Then, we'll continue our timeline notes and investigate the role of the British East India Company.  We'll finish class with a historiographical activity - comparing Indian and British perspectives of imperialism.

Homework:

• TODAY - Source set #2 (Background) due on NoodleTools by 3:00 pm
• Wednesday, December 2 - "The Partition of India, 1947 - Background Essay" reflection due 
• Thursday, December 3 - Thesis statement due on class blog by 3:00 pm
• Friday, December 4 - Sri Lanka case study due BEFORE class
• Friday, December 4 - Comments to assigned thesis statements due on class blog by 11:59 pm
• Monday, December 7 - Note cards due  in class
• Tuesday, December 8 - "India's New Economy: Bhopal, the Green Revolution, & High Tech" due BEFORE class
• Wednesday, December 9 - Outline with final thesis due in GoogleDocs by 3:00 pm
• Thursday, December 10 - Fishbowl discussions - "India Changes Course" & "The Struggle for Women's Empowerment in India"
• Friday, December 11 - Unit 6 Test
• Friday, December 11 - Unit 6 SJS due on class blog
• Friday, December 11 - Peer reviewer comments to outline due by 11:59 pm 
• Tuesday, December 15 - First draft (in GoogleDocs) due in class
• Thursday, December 17 - Peer reviewer comments to draft due by 3:00 pm
• Tuesday, December 22 - Final draft (in PDF) due in Schoology by 3:00 pm
• Thursday, January 7 - Research presentation due in class

For Further Consideration:

Indus Valley Civilization
 
 

The British East India Company (University of Air, 1965) 

1. What were the main interests of the East India Company in the 18th and 19th centuries?
2. Humanitarian motives are based on kindness and concern for others. What humanitarian motives came to influence the British government in its attitude to India?
3. Give examples of ways in which contact with Indian society influenced the British.
4. Why did the British become increasingly arrogant towards Indians?