What will you find on these pages?
There is a link to each day's lesson on this page. The calendar contains information about homework, assignments that are due, and class resources (videos, slideshows, and related readings and podcasts). It also has information about what we'll be doing each day in class. Click here to see the class syllabus. At the end of the semester, students write a research paper. Click here to read research papers that have been written by current and former students.
Essential Question: How did ancient Indian civilization shape modern Indian culture?
January 13/14: Introduction to the History of India
January 15/16: The Indus Valley and Aryan Civilizations
January 17/20: The Indus Valley and Aryan Civilizations
January 21/22: The Aryan Invasion
January 23/24: Developing a research question and creating a DBQ
January 27 (Block A4 only): Prepare for Essay #1
January 28 (Block A4)/January 29 (Block B2): Essay #1 (Summative Assessment)
Essential Question: How have Hinduism and Buddhism influenced Indian culture?
February 3: Open Day
February 4/5: The Power of Ideas (Religion in India)
February 6/7 (IASAS): Buddhism and Hinduism
February 10: Read Stearns chapter and scored discussion
February 11: Prepare for post-interim DBQ
February 12/13: Vocab quiz and prepare for post-interim DBQ
February 24/25: Spice Routes and Silk Roads
February 26/27: Unit 2 DBQ
Essential Question: How has trade influenced Indian culture?
February 28/March 3: Spice Routes and Silk Roads
March 4/5: Southernization
March 6/7 (Cultural Convention): DBQ Research
March 10/11: DBQ Research (continued)
March 12/13: Unit 3 DBQ
Essential Question: What were the lasting achievements of India's Golden Age?
March 14/17: Ages of Gold
March 18/19: Women in India
March 20/21: DBQ Research
March 31/April 1: DBQ Research (continued)
April 2/3: Unit 4 DBQ
Essential Question: How did Islam and the Mughal Empire change India?
April 4/7: The Meeting of Two Oceans
April 8/9: Islam and the Mughals
April 10/11 (IASAS): Research
Timeline: Click the link for instructions on the timeline project, if that is what you have chosen.
DBQ: If you have chosen the DBQ, you should know what to do.
April 14/15: Research
April 16/17: DBQ or Timeline due at the end of class.
UNIT SIX: CONTEMPORARY INDIA (RESEARCH PAPER)
Essential Question: What are the most pressing issues confronting India today?
Discussions: We will have a series of discussions this unit on current issues in India. We will use these articles as the texts for our discussions.
Guidelines and due dates: Click the following links to read an explanation of my expectations for the paper and the due dates for each step of the process (Block A4; Block B2).
Rubric: Click here to see the rubric I will use to evaluate your research paper.
Sample Papers: Click here to read some papers written by former students.
April 21: The British Raj and Partition (Freedom)
April 23: The British Raj and Partition (Choices reading and scored discussion)
April 25/28: Come to class with a research question and have your working thesis by the end of class
April 29/30: Initial bibliography due at the end of class.
May 2/5: Outline due at the end of class
May 6/7: Notetaking
May 8/9: Notes due at the end of class
May 12/14: Write first draft
May 15/16: Continue writing first draft
May 19/20: Continue writing first draft
May 21 (Block A4 only): Continue writing first draft
May 22 (Block B2 only): First draft and final bibliography due (peer editing/revising)
May 23 (Block A4 only): First draft and final bibliography due (peer editing/revising)
May 26: Final draft due to turnitin.com for all classes (A4 and B2) by 3 PM.
May 27/28: Final Exams Review Day
Exams
· May 29: A3 and A4
· May 30: B1 and B2
· June 2: A1 and A2
· June 3: B3 and B4