Extension Activities
- Crowded India
- Sanjeet's Day
- The Magnificent Mughals
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SANJEET'S DAY
Key Learning Area: Studies of Society and Environment
The 'Sanjeet's Day' section of Exploring India (p. 55) is intended to allow students to develop an appreciation of the roles, rights and responsibilities of Sanjeet Ahluwalia, an eleven year old Sikh boy who lives in Delhi. Students also compare Sanjeet's life with their own.
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Teaching and Learning Activities
Preliminary Reading and Discussion
Read with students the section of Raining Surprises (pp. 8-22) which concerns Henry's stay with the Ahluwalia family. Draw attention to the parts which relate particularly to Sanjeet, who can be seen in the photograph on p. 10. 
Allow for questions and discussion. (Be aware that Sanjeet is from a middle class family.) If students have not completed the 'Holy India' section of Exploring India (pp. 19-29), be prepared to explain basic aspects of the Sikh religion.
Then read Resource Sheet 18 (Exploring India, p. 56) with students. It provides further information about Sanjeet's life. Again allow for questions and discussion.
Similarities and Differences
Instead of the first teaching and learning activity in 'Sanjeet's Day' (p. 55), ask students to begin a page in their workbooks with the title: 'Sanjeet and I'. Then have them draw up two columns headed 'Similarities' and Differences'.
Ask for suggestions about similarities and differences between Sanjeet's life and the lives of your students. Discuss each suggestion and ask students to enter it in the appropriate column in their workbooks. (Some suggestions will be in the 'Similarities' column of some students and the 'Differences' column of others.) Draw out as wide a range of suggestions as possible, including roles, rights and responsibilities.
Writing Task
A suitable writing task for students would be: 'Imagine that Sanjeet is visiting your home and spends a normal school day with you. Put yourself in his position and write about the day, including what he finds familiar and what he finds surprising.'
WWW Links
AskAsia
http://www.askasia.org/
Developed to support studies of Asia in American schools and published by the Asia Society. Offers access to lesson plans, such as 'Gandhi Speaks Through Clothing', which traces Gandhi's life through a set of photographs. Also has cultural information, games, activities and a variety of links. 'Adult-Free Zone' provided for students. About 10 schools in India listed. Also facility for 'Keypals Club International', for students 8-16 years old.
Blue Web'n
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
Provides a catalogue of Internet learning sites and an evaluation of each. Only a small proportion relate directly to India, but some others (such as 'Biography Maker') are generic.
Bibliography
Student Materials
Access Asia: primary teaching and learning units 1996, Curriculum Corporation, Carlton, Victoria.
Includes a unit of work for upper primary students about eating habits in Asian countries, including India.
Hamston, J., Pigdon, K. & Woolley, M. 1995 To market, Curriculum Corporation, Carlton, Victoria.
Deals with local markets in Asia and Australia, and international trade. Includes a case study of a twelve year old boy in Calcutta (pp. 9-10).
Harcourt, L. & Govil, R. 1994 'Eyes on India', Pursuit, Issue 2, 1994, Marayanga Publications, pp. 2-5.
An account of Leah and Radha's trip to India, along a route similar to that taken by Henry in Raining Surprises. Includes a range of colour photographs. This issue of Pusuit focuses on Asia. Published by Marayanga Publications, PO Box 258, Prahran, Victoria 3181.
Watson, R. 1995 School's out!, Curriculum Corporation, Carlton, Victoria. Includes a case study about Chani, a middle class girl in New Delhi. Also includes an Indian snakes and ladders game.
Reference Materials
Naqvi, J. 1987, The eid moon, Hodja Educational Resources Cooperative Ltd. A useful, Australian-produced resource.
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