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Thursday, December 3, 2015

HWC Day 59 - Independence & Partition

Objectives: Investigate select events in the history of South Asia.  Evaluate the consequences of partition.

Task:  Good morning!  We're going to spend the first few minutes of class discussing the methods, message, and accomplishments of Mohandas Gandhi.  Then, you'll investigate the partition of the sub-continent and subsequent conflicts between India and Pakistan.

Homework:
  • TODAY - 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

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