Analyze decolonization 1947-94 from decolonial leader own-voice across continents: India 1947 + Africa 1957-94 + Caribbean + Pacific anti-colonial movements
Exercise Difficulty 5 ~18 min hist.g8.s.ex_36

Essay

MG-7 Diagram
MG-7 TWELVE-Question SOURCE CARD (8.5x11 laminated double-sided): Q1 Who made this? (sourcing); Q2 When + where? (contex

MG-7 TWELVE-Question SOURCE CARD (8.5x11 laminated double-sided): Q1 Who made this? (sourcing); Q2 When + where? (contextualization); Q3 What purpose? (sourcing); Q4 What evidence supports? (close reading); Q5 What other sources corroborate? (corroboration); Q6 What is omitted? (silences); Q7 Audience? (rhetorical context); Q8 What other voices must we seek? (G7 extension); Q9 Is this Lost Cause framing? (G8-Fall extension); Q10 Is the SURVIVOR own-voice centered or marginalized? (NEW); Q11 Have we checked MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES across nationality / class / race / gender / sexuality / ability / age? (NEW); Q12 What is the PRESENT-DAY connection — what does this source mean for our civic action now? (NEW). Sentence frames + bilingual transliteration in 8 languages.

Prompt

In 4-5 paragraphs write a 3-VOICE essay on decolonization centering: (1) Nehru Tryst with Destiny Aug 14-15 1947 (India); (2) Nkrumah I Speak of Freedom 1961 (Ghana); (3) Mandela Rivonia Speech April 20 1964 OR 1994 Inaugural (South Africa). Apply MG-7 Q10 + Q11 + Q12 (postcolonial neocolonial structures + LandBack today).

How it's presented
mode text
Answer criteria
type essay rubric
criteria
  1. 3 voices centered
  2. Decolonial own-voice FIRST per MG-14g
  3. Cites Nehru + Nkrumah + Mandela primary sources
  4. Applies Q10 + Q11 + Q12
  5. Cites ≥1 contemporary scholarship
  6. ≥5 sources
Hints
  1. Nehru's 'A moment comes which comes but rarely in history.'
  2. Mandela's Rivonia 'I am prepared to die.'
Misconceptions to watch
  • Eurocentric 'transferred independence' narrative
  • Forgetting decolonial own-voice texts
Used in lessons