Film Day I

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Gandhi Civil Disobedience

• Film Day I
• Film Day II
• Film Day III
• More About Gandhi
• Civil Disobedience
• Gandhis legacy its pertinence to U.S.
  government

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Film Day I

• Gandhi was born in India, educated in England and
  traveled to South Africa where he practiced law
  for approximately 20 years.
• Assignment
• List some of the discriminatory practices Gandhi
  and other Indians experienced at the hands of the
  British government. Did the British government
  have a social contract with the people? Why or
  why not?
• In your journals, describe your reaction to the
  first day of the video.

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Film Day II

• When Gandhi arrived in India, many citizens began
  to implore the British government for home rule.
  Gandhi and many of his followers practiced civil
  disobedience to encourage the British government
  to relinquish power.
• Assignment
• Why do you feel that non-violent civil
  disobedience was successful in gaining
  independence for India?
• Give some examples of when civil disobedience was
  used in the United States. Do you believe that
  it could be used to combat Saddam Hussein?

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Film Day III

• When India gained its independence, Muslims were
  concerned that they would suffer in the Hindu
  country. Gandhi proposed making Gen. Jinnah (a
  Muslim) the Prime Minister. This plan never
  developed India was divided into 2 states India
  (Hindu) and Pakistan (Muslim).
• Assignment
• Do you think that the division of India into 2
  states was a good decision?How do you feel that
  this issue played a role in Gandhis
  assassination?
• In your journals, describe your final reactions
  to the video.

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More About Gandhi

• For more information about Gandhi, visit the
  following web site.
• http//www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Gandh
  i/gandhi.html

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Civil Disobedience

• Civil Disobedience is nonviolent law breaking
  used to show the injustice of the respective law.
• The following website lists some of the ways
  civil disobedience can take place
• http//www.pbs.org/weta/forcemorepowerful/backgrou
  nd/methods.html
• This concept, utilized by Gandhi throughout his
  life, had far reaching effects on U.S. history.

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Civil Disobedience The U.S.

• Martin Luther King, Jr. patterned much of his
  nonviolent actions after Gandhi
• Assignment
• Research some of the actions taken by Dr. King
  and other Civil Rights activists. Compare and
  Contrast these actions to those of Gandhi.

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Discussion

• I believe that PowerPoint is a valuable tool
  for my classroom. Above all, I feel that I could
  incorporate this technology into my class in a
  variety of ways. For instance, I feel that
  PowerPoint can be used for any topic (such as
  Gandhi used in this presentation) for lecture and
  presentation purposes. However, after creating
  my own PowerPoint slide show, I feel that I could
  also allow students to create their own as well.
  In this instance, I could have a final assessment
  in which students could create a PowerPoint
  presentation outlining different examples of
  civil disobedience from United States history.
  Students could work in groups, and in a modified
  Jigsaw present the material they organized into a
  slide show to other groups or to the class as a
  whole.
• PowerPoint would have certain instructional
  implications that I would have to consider before
  utilizing it in any class. If used to display
  information in a lecture format, PowerPoint could
  appeal to highly organized individuals and to
  visual learners. I found that PowerPoint offers
  myself and others a single place with which to
  hold an abundance of information--here, I have a
  system of organization that incorporates
  graphics, lists, assignments, web addresses and
  information notes into a cohesive whole. This
  could help students who crave, or even need work
  on organizational skills. However, time
  constraints make me hesitant in utilizing this
  technology. I believe I would need to feel out
  my class to determine how well they would react
  to creating something out of this type of
  technology. This being the case, I do feel that
  I could create careful placements in partners or
  groups that could make the situation beneficial
  to all. For instance, a tech guru could be
  placed with a content guru to maximize on both
  students abilities. Overall, I feel that in
  taking into consideration the needs of my class
  and the time constraints on our classroom time, I
  could determine the best possible way to
  integrate PowerPoint into my classroom in some
  way.