WRITING ASSIGNMENT ON LIFE
IN INDIA
BASIC RULES
Margins on both edges of paper
New idea needs a new paragraph (or every 5/6 sentences)
Indent paragraphs
In ink or typed
Final copy - no scratch outs
CONTENT
About life in non-modern India
15 vocabulary words (Accelerated 20 words)
10 facts (Your facts may NOT be defining a word oiu used as a vocabulary word)
Accelerated
15 facts
List at the top your religion, your name, your caste and the city or village you are from
OPTIONS
A story
Diary entries of a specific person
You get time warped back as yourself, describing your new name, circumstances, your reactions
and feelings
PURPOSE-to prove that you understand how life would be different if you had been born in India
Essay words
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Benares |
Hindu Kush Mountains |
Rama |
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Brahman |
Hinduism |
Ramayana |
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Brahmaputra River |
Indus River |
Reincarnation |
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Buddha |
Jain |
Sacred cow |
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Caste |
Karma |
Samsara |
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Caste system |
Kshiatryia |
Sari |
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Chapatti |
Mahabhrata |
Shudra |
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Dharma |
Moksha |
Sikh |
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Gandhi |
Outcaste |
Sita |
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Ganges River |
Pariah |
Shiva |
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Harijian |
Patriarchal |
Untouchable |
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Himalaya Mountains |
Pilgrimages |
Vedas |
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Hindi |
Polytheism |
Vegetarian |
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Vishnu |
Bullock |
Epics |
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Nirvana |
Harappa |
Incense |
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Vaishyas |
Mohenjo-Daro |
Four Noble Truths |
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Joint family |
meditation |
Eight Fold Path |