Before watching the Video
- What do you know about India?
- What do you know about South Africa?
- What do you know about Mahatma Gandhi?
After watching the video,
respond to these questions
- How did Mohandas practice the proverb, when in Rome do as the Romans do?
- How old was he when he went to South Africa?
- How Mohandas was racially discriminated in South Africa?
- What was his point of view about racial discrimination? How did his actions bring about a change of relationships in South Africa?
- Why did Mahatma Gandhi lead people to protest against the British?
- How did he break the British law?
- What do you think the British thought about him and why?
- Is it ever okay for one to break the law? Give a reason for your answer.
- Why did Mohandas see the need to make changes?
- If you met Mahatma Gandhi, what two questions would you ask him?
- How has the world benefited or regressed because of Gandhi’s actions?
- Choose one of the quotations below that appeals to you. Why do you like it? What message does it have for you?
- Can you think of any world leader who has done as much for his country and for the world as Mahatma Gandhi? Who is he? What did he do? Post your answer on the blog
Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
- I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings. My wisdom flows from the Highest Source. I salute that Source in you. Let us work together for unity and love.
- When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall - think of it, always.
- What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?
- God is Truth . . . [many years later] . . . Truth is God.
- I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life.
- An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
- Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.
- I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.
Plan a three paragraph
Essay about Mahatma Gandhi using the points below. Remember that each paragraph is like a burger.- His life
- His character (think learner profile)
- His influence on the world
- How did he push the limits ?
- Can you say that he is a hero? Why or why not?
Write the essay about
Mahatma Gandhi. Your essay should be between 200-250 words. You can use part of
his quotes above. You can only use 2 of them.
Unit title | Pushing the Limits |
Key Concept
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Connections
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Related Concept/s
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Conventions
and Point of View
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Global Context
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Identities and Relationships
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Statement of Inquiry
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Connections might be formed or broken
between identities and relationships when cultural conventions interfere with
different points of view.
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Inquiry Questions
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Factual: In what ways were
conventions established by historical heroes?
What was their point of view of the old conventions? Why did they see the need to make
changes? In what ways is language
pushed to the limit?
Conceptual: How did their pushing the
cultural limits of their area change their relationships with others? How can we push the limits of language?
Debatable: Did their actions change
their identity? Why or why not? Is
pushing the limits of everything okay? Have we benefited or regressed
because of their actions?
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