Snippet Lesson Plan to the Indian Independence Movement and Mahatma Gandhi from "A Force More Powerful"

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Defying the Crown -- India 1930
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Subject:     World History and Culture - India;
                        Nonviolence

Ages:        12+

Length:     Snippet: 25 minutes; Lesson: Two 45 - 55 minute class periods depending on how deeply teachers want to go into nonviolent mass action.

Learner Outcomes/Objectives:     Students will learn about Mahatma Gandhi, the development of nonviolent mass action, and the Indian movement for independence. Students will retain strong mental images of Gandhi and the origins of nonviolent mass action.

Rationale:     Knowledge of nonviolent mass action and of the Indian independence movement is important for any student of modern world history.

Description of the Snippet:     This is the second segment of the documentary, "A Force More Powerful". The film describes six occasions in which nonviolent mass action changed governments or promoted social reform.


Already a member? Enter TWM Mohandas Gandhi, called the Mahatma, was probably responsible for more good throughout the world than any man who lived in the 20th century. His influence was particularly beneficial to the people of India and to the people of the United States SNIPPET MENU
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Using the Snippet in Class: Preparation Step by Step Supplemental Materials Discussion Questions on Nonviolence Concluding Activity/Assessment

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Preparation

Review this lesson plan and decide how much of the supplemental materials to provide to the class. Determine whether to present the supplemental materials through direct instruction or to give students the student handout. Also decide which discussion questions to use. Determine whether to give students the comprehension test. Modify the handout and the comprehension test, if necessary, for the particular needs of the class. The supplemental materials, student handout, discussion questions and comprehension test are included in the complete copy of this lesson plan.

A note about nomenclature. Civil disobedience has come to mean masses of powerless people acting nonviolently to change their situation. However, civil disobedience also means breaking unjust laws or, in an effort to publicize injustice, breaking other laws. In this lesson plan the term "civil disobedience" will be used in its narrower technical sense. The larger set of tactics, pioneered by Gandhi and used in countries all over the world, including boycotts, sit-ins, demonstrations, marches, etc. will be referred to as "nonviolent mass action."

Step by Step

1. Introduce the lesson by telling the class that: (1) the film will be a documentary about Mahatma Gandhi, the movement for independence in India, and nonviolent mass action; and (2) the U.S. Civil Rights Movement adapted the tactics developed by Gandhi and used in India to press for equality for black Americans. Put the demonstrations in context with other historical events that the class has been studying or will study in the future. Warn students that they will have a comprehension test on the contents of the snippet and the handout which they will receive after the film is completed.

2. Play the snippet. The section on Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian Independence Movement is the second segment of the film and lasts about 25 minutes.

The lesson pla continues with suggested discussion questions and comprehension test. Supplemental materials on the key concepts stressed by the film, the three most important methods of nonviolent mass action, the three sources of power of non-violent mass action, and examples the many situations in which nonviolent mass action caused governments or societies to change during the 20th century, are also provided.

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Location on DVD: This snippet starts 30 minutes into the film, after the segment on the Nashville sit-ins.

Teach students about the Nashville sit-ins, one of the most successful examples of a campaign of nonviolent mass action in history . See Snippet Lesson Plan to the Nashville Sit-ins from "A Force More Powerful".

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Why not show the whole movie? TWM strongly recommends this film, especially the sections on the Nashville sit-ins, Gandhi and the Indian independence movement, the resistance to apartheid in South Africa, and the emergence of Solidarity in Poland. See Learning Guide to "A Force More Powerful".

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BUILDING VOCABULARY: confined, bondage, repression, registration papers, mobilization, underdog, satyagraha, Gandhian, discipline, sit-in, dramatize, grievances, boycott, backfire, strategic opportunity, controversial, equivalent, contingency, indignation, mobilized, momentum.

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