A Passage to India: Knowing Ancient India

This is a Project-based-learning unit. There are three core activites students must accomplish: • Artifacts. Students create two "authentic" Ancient Indian artifacts . For example, a student might choose to make a terracotta figurine from Harappa http://www.harappa.com/figurines/slideindex.htmland and cubical weights http://www.harappa.com/indus/21.html, thereby creating two "primary sources" on which their "secondary source" (the archaeologist's journal) will be based. • Archaeologist's Journal. Students must write a journal chronicling the excavation of their artifacts. The journal should include details of the excavation process, specifications of the artifacts, and a thesis about the original use of these objects and their owner(s). Their journal is written in first person. There should be at least 7 entries. This will either be a PowerPoint or as a digital story on VoiceThread. • Article. Students write a mock newspaper or magazine article which heralds their discoveries.