Work: Diary Entry

Students will be given 3 sheets of paper and a writing utensil.

The student will write "Salt March" "Amritsar Massacre" and "Gandhi Assassination" one on each paper.

Directions:

Imagine you are at the Salt March. Look at the images of the Salt March. Write a diary entry as if you were Gandhi. 3-4 sentences describing what the Salt March was like to Gandhi.

Imagine you are a person at Amritsar when the shooting and fighting begins. Write a diary entry as if you were there. 3-4 sentences describing what it was like to witness. Be specific - use the photos for inspiration.

Imagine you attended Gandhi's death celebration. Write a diary entry as if you were there - what was the crowd like? What emotions did you witness? What was the mood of the crowd?