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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

HWC Day 58 - Heritage of South Asia

Objectives:  Evaluate the historical developments of South Asia.  Analyze the religious, social, and cultural implications of caste membership in India.

Task:  As you arrive to class, please turn in your rubric and partition product at the back of the room.  We'll begin class with an examination of the historiography of British rule in India.  We'll also consider Gandhi's methods and appeal.  Finally, we'll begin our examination of contemporary issues in South Asia.

Homework:
  • TODAY  - Part A (Sri Lanka) of Regional Study due
  • TODAY - Partition artifact due by 3:00
  • Wednesday, May 6 - R&R current events sources (from at least 3 different, international news sources) annotated and ADDED to "HWC Spring 15 R&R" NoodleTools dropbox (Please begin each current events annotation with CE)
  • Friday, May 8 - Unit 6 Test
  • Monday, May 11 - Kundun Extra Credit submitted to Moodle by 3:00 pm
Grading Criteria for R&R Current Events
The next step in your R&R project is to collect and annotate news stories about your topic from a variety of international sources.  This assignment is worth 30 points and the points will be awarded as follows:
  • Variety of Sources (10 points) - You should gather news stories from multiple international news agencies, including at least one non-western news source.
  • Number of Articles (10 points) - You need a number of news articles from each source.  This will make it possible for you to identify bias and point-of-view when you analyze the news stories.
  • Quality of Articles (5 points) - Your articles should address your historical question and relate to the background information already gathered.
  • Format (5 points) - Each citation includes appropriate information and every current events annotations begins with CE (for current events).


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