HWC Day 60 - Partition, Civil War in Sri Lanka, & Caste in Contemporary India

Objectives:   Evaluate the consequences of partition.  Discuss the civil war in Sri Lanka.  Investigate Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and caste in contemporary India.

Task:  Good morning!  When you arrive to class, please go to the YouTube channel "1947 Partition Archive" and watch some testimonies from individuals who experienced apartheid.  Then open up "Partition - Document Analysis & Graphic Organizers."  We'll spend the first portion of class reviewing your work on Partition.  Then, we'll discuss the civil war in Sri Lanka.  Finally, if there is time remaining, we'll research caste in contemporary India.

Homework:

• TODAY - Sri Lanka case study due BEFORE class
• TODAY - Comments to assigned thesis statements due on class blog by 11:59 pm
• Monday, December 7 - Note cards due in 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 Information:

• India-Pakistan Conflict Explained (TestTube News)
• How Powerful is Pakistan? 
• How Powerful is India?
• Is India's Caste System Still Alive?