The History of India - 12 Lessons

From the Mughals to Modi

The History of India
This is a series of 12 on the History of India. with two guided reading activities from Historical scholarship.

Each lesson includes as a minimum:

• A context slide for teacher talk/intro
• A reading comprehension task
• A sorting/categorizing activity of factors/causes.
• A writing task with support and guidance.
All resources are included within the same PowerPoint for ease of organization. They have proved very effective with our High School classes.

The 12 lessons are as follows:

1. The Mughals (free)
2. The East India Company
3. The Battle of Plessey (free)
4. The Tiger of Mysore
5. The Mahratta
6. Revision & Feedback lesson for unit at half way point
7. Trucial States, UAE & Oman
8. The First War of Indian Independence (1857)
9. Amritsar Massacre & Indian Independence Movement
10. India, Gandhi and the Second World War
11. Bengal Famine 1943 (free)
12. Indian Independence and Partition

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Hope it helps.