Friday, December 16, 2011

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK!!! Movie and Textbook Fun!

YOU WILL CHOOSE to study Nelson Mandela or Mohatma Gandhi.

TEXT: You can do the textbook work before the movie. I would prefer you do it before you watch the film

ALL p. 344 List the countries ruled by England ( he British)

MANDELA: Read p. 683. Identify 6 events in his rise from prison to president.
What was the meaning or goal of his speech about the 'rainbow nation'?


GANDHI: Describe the pictures on 356, 357, and 358.
read p. 358 Describe the Indian National Congress and its 3 goals
Choose 6 key facts about Gandhi and write a summary in your own words.

REad 360-61, Answer q. 2 Refer to examples on page 360; and, the two black and white pictures on 361.

THEN.....You will choose to watch:

MANDELA (great documentary); or INVICTUS (Mandela as president of S. Africa)

OR

GANDHI (his amazing life story)
Make sure you watch the entire movie.....you will want to if you get involved) This is VERY imortant world History.
After each big event, stop and summarize it in a paragraph of 3-5 sentences (minimum 8 events)

REMEMBER: WHAT A DIFFERENCE 100 points can make.....or NOT!! Happy Holidays! Dr. Steinberg

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