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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

HWC Day 59 - Green Revolution & Caste in South Asia

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

Task:  Today, we'll begin class with a short quiz to check your knowledge of Partition.  Then, we'll consider Gandhi's methods and  his appeal.  Finally, we'll begin our examination of contemporary issues in South Asia.

Homework:
  • TODAY - 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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