Curriculum
Building National Identities in South Asia Unit Documents
Unit Guide, Unit Storyboard, Lesson Calendar
Building National Identities in South Asia Lesson One
Where is South Asia? Unit Launch
Students learn the modern map of South Asia, and review the unit storyboard and unit guide
Building National Identities in South Asia Lesson Two
HIndus and Muslims in British India (Q1)
Students learn the story of how Hinduism and Islam came to be in British India, then tell the story back using because, but, so sentences
Building National Identities in South Asia Lesson Three
Gandhi Leads the Indian National Congress (Q1)
Students learn the story of Gandhi’s leadership of the INC, then tell the story back using a four-sentence story
Building National Identities in South Asia Lesson Four
Gandhi's Vision for India (Q2)
Students interpret an excerpt from Gandhi’s “Hind Swaraj”
Building National Identities in South Asia Lesson Five
Independence and Partition (Q1)
Students learn the story of the independence and partition of India, then tell the story back in a four-box storyboard
Building National Identities in South Asia Lesson Six
Jinnah Calls for Partition (Q2)
Students interpret an excerpt of Jinnah’s Lahore Speech calling for the partition of India
Building National Identities in South Asia Lesson Seven
Violence, Wars, and Another Partition (Q1)
Students learn the story of the violence and wars that resulted from the 1947 partition, then tell the story back using because, but, so sentence
Building National Identities in South Asia Lesson Eight
Storyboard the Political History of South Asia (Q1)
Students use maps to tell the story of South Asia from 1914 to 1971
Building National Identities in South Asia Lesson Nine
The Politics of National Unity in Pakistan (Q1)
Students learn the story of how Pakistan’s government has tried to build national unity, then tell the story back using because, but, so sentences
Building National Identities in South Asia Lesson Ten
Zia al-Huq's Islamization Policy (Q2)
Students interpret an excerpt from an address to the nation by dictator Zia al-Huq
Building National Identities in South Asia Lesson Eleven
India Under the Nehrus (Q1)
Students learn the story of India during the time when the Nehru family dominated politics, and tell the story back in a four-sentence story
Building National Identities in South Asia Lesson Twelve
Economic Reform and Hindu Nationalism in India (Q1)
Students learn the story of India’s economic reforms and the rise of the Hindu Nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, and tell the story back using a four-sentence story
Building National Identities in South Asia Lesson Thirteen
Modi Campaign Billboard (Q2)
Students interpret a Narendra Modi / BJP billboard from the 2014 national election campaign
Building National Identities in South Asia Lesson Fourteen
Explaining the BJP Electoral Victory in 2014 (Q3)
Students learn about a correlating factor that may explain why the BJP had such great success in the election of 2014. They then compare another case, and write a generalized hypothesis about the conditions under which nationalists gain popularity.
Building National Identities in South Asia Lesson Fifteen
India and Pakistan Since 2014 (Q1)
Students learn the story of India and Pakistan since 2014, and tell the story back using because, but, so sentences
Building National Identities in South Asia Lesson Sixteen
The Partition of India (Q4)
Students judge whether the 1947 partition of India was the right thing to do. They then write principles about under what conditions political entities should be partitioned.