7P ENGLISH & HUMANITIES PROJECT

INDIAThe aim of this project is to apply English, Geography, History and RS skills to a study of India. You will work your way through the information and activities to practice these skills and develop your knowledge and understanding of the country and the people who live there. Each activity is designed to help you to process information and to encourage you to think more deeply; if possible, use the Internet to increase your understanding.Miss Courtauld is your point of contact for this project and you should correspond using Microsoft Teams or e-mail if possible.You have 6 weeks to complete this project and you need to submit 5 pieces of work during the final week (w/c 25th May). These pieces of work are shown in red and will be assessed using the success criteria detailed in this pack.

GEOGRAPHY Part 1

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List all the things you already know about the human and physical geography of India:

The PHYSICAL geography of India

Assessment task 1A: Physical Geography. Add the missing information ContinentLocationClimate South, Tropical, humid North, Temperate and alpine

Dependent on monsoon windsPhysical featuresRivers and Mountains

Human FeaturesPopulation 1.353 Billion (2018)Capital cityLargest city Mumbai, 18 Million peopleCurrency

GEOGRAPHY Part 2

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Assessment task 1B: You are now going to use your research about the physical and human geography of India to complete an extended writing task.Success criteria

Description of the physical geography: continent, location, climate, relief, physical features, rivers; Explanation of the human geography: population, capital city, largest cities, currency; housing

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Watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU8AnqSOih0

My Daily Life in the SLUMS OF MUMBAI (Life-Changing 5 Days)

Chose one question to answer from the following:

1. Is it always bad to live in a slum? 2. Describe a fantastic holiday in India. Include where you would

go, what you would do, what you would eat.

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ENGLISH Part 1

Read the following texts from two people describing their country.

Assessment task 2: Part 1: How do they describe their country? What are they trying to say about it?

Success criteria: you need to…

Responded to the question using full sentences Use quotes to support your answer Respond to the whole text Give a point of view about India

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For me India is a big mansion (the one you see in Indian televisions or bigger than that) with 29 different rooms (States) and 7 drawing rooms (Union territories) and several pools (rivers).

In this big mansion a big joint family lives. In fact, every room is so much spacious that in every room a joint family lives. In every family there are brothers and sisters (people of different religion and ethnicity) who live together. They stick with each other during festivals (Christmas, Eid, Guruparv, Holi, Bihu etc). They sometimes do not talk to each other, sometimes there are pillow fights, sometimes serious fights where they got injured. But after saying water under bridge they stand with each other.

Some families always remain peaceful and you find some families always fighting. Some families fight with other family of different room on the sharing of pools and bathroom. There is always tension in some rooms. But some rooms gives you the chance to come and enjoy the peace.

Besides every pool you find people swimming, bathing, sometimes washing their clothes (we really don't know how to use a pool), sometimes enjoying pool party and enjoying sunrise and sunset with a bottle of beer or with a cup of chai (tea).

Every room has something special to boast. One room is abode of caves painting, one is simply heaven, one boast Taj Mahal. There is one room which is always cold, one which is always hot. One where you can enjoy rain almost every month.

It’s a house which never misses to amuse you. Drama, Emotion, Crime, Fight sequence, Romance, Action, Adventure, Horror, Art, Satire everything you see here. It is never enough to say about this mansion.(Anurag Sharma-www.quora.com/How-do-you-describe-India )

Part 1:Question 1: What is the first paragraph telling you about India?

Question 2: What does paragraph two suggest about the people and beliefs?Question 3: What does the rest of the text suggest about India?

Part 2: Describe the place where you live (e.g. Bournemouth or England). See if you can compare it to a house in India. What would you say about the garden?

HISTORY: Part 1From the sixteenth century onwards, the leaders of Europe believed it was their right to try to conquer other parts of the world and develop empires. They set up colonies across the world where they could push the natives out of their land and create their own towns and cities. They were also used for trade and to have somewhere to stop off when they were sailing.

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India became one of these colonies officially in the nineteenth century but it was first controlled by the East India Trading Company who set up a base there for trade in the 1600s. Many people argue that this made the country very poor. You are going to find out whether this is accurate.

Look at the sources below. How does Terry Deary interpret the empire?

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Terry Deary’s interpretation of the Empire is positive/ negative because…

This suggests…

Famine (extreme starvation)

There were terrible famines that devastated India. When famine struck in 1876-1877 and 1899-1900 the British system of government could not organise a big enough relief effort. Too many Indians were growing ‘cash crops’ for the British, such as tea or cotton and not enough staple foods. It has been estimated that 19 million Indians had died from starvation and disease in these famines. Source: The Lancet 1901.

Florence Nightingale, the famous British nurse, said ‘we do not care enough to stop them dying slow and terrible deaths from things we could easily stop. We have taken their land, and we rule it, for our good, not theirs’.

Florence Nightingale’s interpretation of the Empire is positive/ negative because…

This suggests…

Mohandas K. Gandhi

‘India has become impoverished [poor] by their [Britain’s] government. They take away our money from year to year. The most important jobs are reserved for themselves. We are kept in a state of slavery. They behave insolently [insultingly] towards us and disregard our feelings…’

Written by Gandhi in ‘Indian Home Rule’, 1938.

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Some historians have argued that the British brought good government and economic development to India.

‘From 1815 to 1900 the British had built 2,300 miles of road and 2,900 miles of railway in India. The land used for farming increased from 400,000 acres to 3.2 million acres, the schools from 170 to 2900, the hospitals from 0 to 65…’

Written by James Morris in Pax Britannica, 1968.

Infrastructure

Victorian railway station in Mumbai, India.

James Morris’ interpretation of the Empire is positive/ negative because…

This suggests…

EXAMPLE:

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE:

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It is 1887 and the British Empire is at its strongest… Queen Victoria is celebrating her "jubilee" year – 50 years on the throne. To celebrate this event a commemorative plate has been produced in her honour. The plate is designed to show the greatness of Britain, the British Empire and the Queen. However, half of the design has gone missing!Assessment task 3: Use your knowledge of the British in India to complete the plate.Try to show different interpretations of British rule in India.Write around your plate to explain why you have included these images, and why is it a positive or negative image.Success criteria: you need to…

Draw relevant images that reflect British rule in India

Show positive and negative interpretations

Show British and Indian interpretations

Explain why you have included these images using your own knowledge

ENGLISH Part 2

Assessment task 5: Using the images and the link complete the description on the next page.Success criteria

Description using the senses Use of time connectives (e.g. this morning, later, in

the evening) Use of pronouns (I, we, us, we’re) Use of powerful adjectives and verbs Accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar

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My Life in the Slums by Jakob Laukaitis www.boredpanda.com/living-in-mumbai-slums-jacob-laukaitis

My Life in the Slums

Day One – describe where you live; use the pictures to help this.

What can you see?

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What can you hear?

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What can you smell?

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Can you think of three similes?

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Can you think of any personification?

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HISTORY: Part 2As part of the British Empire, India played a significant role in World War I and World War II; this is often overlooked as many people assume that only Europeans fought. In August 1914, as the German army moved through France and Belgium, more troops were desperately needed to help the British on the Western Front so 161,000 India soldiers were transported to fight alongside their British and French comrades. In total 800,000 Indian soldiers fought in WWI.47,746 were killed or missing and 65,000 were wounded. The Indian Corps won around 13,000 medals for gallantry, including 12 Victoria Crosses (the highest award a soldier can receive). People in Britain were really surprised by how much the India people helped.

So, what motivated men to fight in a war thousands of miles from home, in a cause that did not seem to be their own?

Postcard of troops of a Sikh Regiment marching down a road lined with trees, France, c1914NAM. 1983-10-275-1

This soldier was called Subadar Khudadad Khan; he was the first Indian soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross. What is the significant word in

the headline?

Why do think Khudadad fought as he did?

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What do you notice about his appearance?

See if you can find out some more about Khudadad Khan.

When WWII started in 1939, 2.5 million Indian men and women stepped forward and became the biggest volunteer force in history. A special force of the British Indian Army, popularly known as ‘Chindits’, was responsible for stopping the inroads made by the Japanese into South Asia.

This is a memorial to Noor Inayat Khan; she was the only Muslim woman to be awarded the George Cross for Gallantry in WWII.Find out what she was awarded this medal for.

On Remembrance Day, Indian soldiers are remembered, along with all those who have lost their lives fighting in conflicts since WWI. The Royal British Legion designed this crescent specifically to remember Indian soldiers.

The sacrifice of Indian soldiers in WWI and WWII was one of the factors that contributed to India gained independence from Britain in 1947. India still has a special friendship with Britain and remains part of the British Commonwealth. RELIGIONBefore India gained independence in 1947, there were three main religions within the country: ISLAM, HINDUISM and SIKHISM.

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Unfortunately, conflict between the religions led to Partition in 1947. An area in the north of India formed a new Muslim country called Pakistan, while India became home for Sikhs and Hindus; this meant that many people had to move from their homes.

Assessment task 5: Your next challenge is to research and compare these three religions.

Success criteria Describe the god/s worshipped Describe religious symbols and texts Describe where followers worship Explain how followers worship Explain what followers believe happens when we die Explain how birth, marriage and death are celebrated Analyse the similarities between the three religions

You can present your findings as a table, a mind map or a creative way of your own; you should use both writing and pictures.

Optional extension taskCULTUREIt is wrong to assume that India is defined only by poverty; as you found out on page 9, India is a NEE. Many businesses have set up

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factories and call centres in India, providing many job opportunities and cities have grown rapidly.

The Bollywood film industry makes more films each year than anywhere else in the world and the Indian fashion world is extremely profitable.

There is magnificent architecture, such as the Taj Mahal and the Lotus Temple.

The climate means that there are extremes of habitat for many different animals. Amongst other sports, India is passionate about cricket.

Find out more about these features of India and create a travel brochure designed to encourage visitors. Decide on your target audience- retired people, young backpackers or families- and select places, experiences and images that would appeal to them.

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