GANDHI
http://www.indianchild.com/mahatma_gandhi.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/gandhi_mohandas.shtml
http://www.pitara.com/magazine/people/online.asp?story=22
http://www.kidsfreesouls.com/gandhiji.htm
http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdgandhi.htm
http://www.gandhimuseum.org/
I.
The leader’s personal life: Identity-Family- Education-Job
Read Gandhi’s biography and answer the questions:
Where and when was Gandhi born?
What was his full name?
Who was Gandhi's wife?
Where did he go to study law?
What happened? Why? How do you call it?
When and how did Gandhi die?
Which American author influenced Gandhi's idea of civil disobedience?
II.
The leader’s cause: Eventsconsequences / ActionsVictory or
failure
1906 - When did he launch his first campaign? What for?
Where did he go in 1914? What did he organise?
What did he start in 1930? Why?
1932 - Why did Gandhi start a "fast unto death" (= you refuse to eat to obtain
something)?
What were his demands?
What did he obtain?
1947 – What was Gandhi’s main victory?
III.
The leader’s works: Famous speech/book…  awards or victory
Why was he called “Mahatma”?
What was the purpose of Gandhi's Ashram?
Define: Civil Disobedience
Define: Boycott
Define: Non-Violent Non-Cooperation
Did he get a Nobel Prize?
Visit the museum: Place, things to see, prices and opening time
Bonus: Include an audio extract of a speech, a song or a text.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
http://familycrafts.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/presidentsday/pages/lincoln.htm
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/speech.htm
http://www.lincolnmuseum-ky.org/
http://www.alplm.org/
The leader’s personal life
Identity-Family- Education-Job
Where and when was Abraham Lincoln born?
Where was he educated?
What were his different jobs?
Did he marry?
Did he have any children?
How old was Lincoln when he died?
When, where and how did he die?
The leader’s cause
Eventsconsequences
ActionsVictory or failure
What was the civil War?
What were Lincoln's main goals during the Civil War?
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
How did it affect slaves?
How did it affect their owners?
The leader’s works
Famous speech/book/work…  awards or victory
When did he become president?
When did he win the war?
Name two major speeches.
Visit the museum
Place, things to see, prices and opening time
Bonus
Include an audio extract of a speech, a song or a text.
HARRIET TUBMAN
http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdtub.htm
http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/0history/hwny-tubman.html
http://www.nyhistory.com/harriettubman/home.htm
http://www.pocanticohills.org/tubman/tubman.html
http://www.pocanticohills.org/tubman/timeline2/timeline.htm
The leader’s personal life
Identity-Family- Education-Job
When and where was she born?
What caused Harriet Tubman to sleep a lot?
Who did she first marry?
Who did she marry when her first husband left her?
What were her jobs?
When and where did she die?
How old was she?
The leader’s cause
Eventsconsequences
ActionsVictory or failure
Why did she escape?
What was the "Underground Railroad"?
Where did she become a free woman?
What did she dedicate her life to?
Why was she called Moses?
MARTIN LUTHER KING
http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdking.htm
http://www.nps.gov/malu/index.htm
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/taverna/98/king.htm
http://www.thekingcenter.org/
The leader’s personal life: Identity-Family- Education-Job
Where was Martin Luther King born?
When did Martin become a minister?
Where did Martin go to college?
Who did Martin marry?
How did Martin die?
The leader’s cause: Eventsconsequences / ActionsVictory or failure
What did MLK demand for black people?
Why?
What did Martin lead in Montgomery, Alabama?
What was he protesting against?
What methods did he King use?
How did black people react?
What did they obtain?
The leader’s works: Famous speech/book…  awards or victory
The leader’s works
Famous speech/book/work…  awards or victory
Who did she first free?
How many slaves did she free?
Was she caught?
Did she make a famous speech?
What honours did she receive?
Visit the museum
Place, things to see, prices and opening time
Bonus
Include an audio extract of a speech, a song or a text.
What was the famous speech that Martin gave in Washington DC?
Where did he give it?
What was it about?
What great honour did Martin receive in 1964?
When is Martin Luther King Day celebrated?
Visit the museum
Place, things to see, prices and opening time
Bonus
Include an audio extract of a speech, a song or a text.
NELSON MANDELA
http://www.pitara.com/magazine/people/online.asp?story=15
http://www.wwwk.co.uk/people/politicians/mandela.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/country/southafrica.html
Comics : http://www.childrensworld.org/downloads/mandela_en.pdf
Mp3 time line : http://www.radiodiaries.org/mandela/mtimeline.html
Awards/tribute : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela#Orders_and_decorations
http://www.places.co.za/html/nelson_mandela_museum.html
The leader’s personal life
Identity-Family- Education-Job
Where and when was Mandela born?
Where was he educated?
Did he marry?
Did he have any children?
What were his jobs?
Where does he live?
The leader’s cause
Eventsconsequences
ActionsVictory or failure
What did Nelson Mandela dedicate his life to?
How long did he stay in jail? Why?
What is “apartheid”?
What did he become in 1994?
What is his political party?
The leader’s works
Famous speech/book…  awards or victory
What has he become today?
What main awards has he received?
What songs have been dedicated to him?
Visit the museum
Place, things to see, prices and opening time
Bonus
Include an audio extract of a speech, a song or a text.
SOJOURNER
http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdsojrn.htm
http://www.sojournertruth.org/History/Biography/Default.htm
http://www.songsforteaching.com/history/sojournertruthbiography.htm
http://www.sojoarts.net/visit.html
The leader’s personal life
Identity-Family- Education-Job
Where and when was she born?
Where did the slaves live when Sojourner was a child?
What did Sojourner's mother teach her?
How many times was she bought?
How much did she cost?
Why did Sojourner get in trouble when John Nealy was her master?
How did she take care for her baby when she was working in the fields?
The leader’s cause
Eventsconsequences
ActionsVictory or failure
What was one of Sojourner Truth’s major role during the Civil War?
How did Sojourner Truth’s term of slavery end?
Give an example of Sojourner's spirit of determination.
The leader’s works
Famous speech/book/work…  awards or victory
What did she achieve?
What was the meaning of her speech "Ain't I a Woman?"?
Can you name two aspects of slavery Sojourner Truth included in her speeches?
Visit the museum
Place, things to see, prices and opening time
Bonus
Include an audio extract of a speech, a song or a text..
ROSA PARKS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks
http://www.songsforteaching.com/africanamericanhistory/rosaparks.htm
http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdrosa.htm
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/TCR/1576901009_279.pdf
http://montgomery.troy.edu/ROSAPARKS/MUSEUM/
The leader’s personal life: Identity-Family- Education-Job
When and where was she born?
Was she married?
Did she have any children?
Where was she educated?
What was Rosa Park’s job?
Where did she live?
When and where did she die?
The leader’s cause: Eventsconsequences / ActionsVictory or failure
What day changed her life?
What happened on the bus?
Why was this forbidden?
What happened to Rosa Parks?
What did all Black people decide to do then?
Who became the leader of the boycott?
What kind of reaction did he claim?
What was the ultimate consequence of the boycott?
How long did the boycott last?
The leader’s works: Famous speech/book/work…  awards or victory
How is Rosa Parks often called because of this boycott?
What political group was she involved in?
What main awards did she receive?
What songs have been dedicated to her?
Visit the museum
Place, things to see, prices and opening time
Bonus
Include an audio extract of a speech, a song or a text.