The History of India - 8. The First War of Indian Independence (1857)

The History of India

This is one lesson from a series of 11 on the History of India.

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 11 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 1947 (free)

12. Indian Independence and Partition

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