It is April, 1919. You are in the city of Amritsar in the northwestern state of Punjab. Yesterday was the most eventful day of your life. You were in the Jallianwala Bagh garden when it happened. After what you saw, your life will never be the same.
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Your Task:
Using details from all of the sources you looked at (and citing where appropriate), write a diary or letter (to another character) about what you saw and experienced.
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What happened?
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What did you see? do? hear? smell?
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What emotions did it evoke in you?
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Why was this day important for you and for India?
THE AMRITSAR MASSACRE
ARTIFACT 3
Length: 9:17
Recommended viewing times: entire video
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ARTIFACT 6
GANDHI MOVIE: AMRITSAR MASSACRE
Jallianwala Bagh Memorial
ARTIFACT 4
Your Task:
Using details from all of the sources you looked at (and citing where appropriate), write a diary or letter (to another character) about what you saw and experienced.
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What happened?
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What did you see? do? hear? smell?
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What emotions did it evoke in you?
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Why was this day important for you and for India?