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Module 3: Partition of South Asia



Module 3: Partition and the creation of India and Pakistan
 * Was the creation of India and Pakistan inevitable?**

Mandatory Activities
 * Read the article on Epilogue: Partition and Beyond and answer the questions.
 * Read the “Choices” positions and take your own position on how England and India should have come to a conclusion.
 * Write a type III on your opinion of the creation of India and Pakistan.

Choice Activities
 * Read the book //Indian Summer// about the partition of India and Pakistan and write a review.
 * Read the novel //Midnight’s Children// and write a review.
 * Look up documentaries on India and Pakistan’s split and watch them and write a review.
 * Research web sources on the history of the partition and put them on the Webography. Be sure to annotate them.
 * Create a comic book that details the conflict between India and Pakistan.
 * Interview someone who was alive during the partition and get their opinion on how it played out.
 * Interview (by email, skype etc.) a scholar who studies modern India and Pakistan.