Lesson 2 & 3: How did the British see Sikh soldiers?
How did the British see Sikh (and other Indian) soldiers during the First World War?
(Note: this plan may take more than one lesson)
Learning objective:
To analyse a range of original sources from one culture as evidence
of how some people from it viewed people from another culture.
Learning outcomes:
(i) To have analysed a range of British sources dating from the First World War about Sikh (and other Indian) soldiers.
(ii) To have identified a range of attitudes evident in British sources and from evidential information about the First World War and
Sikh (and other Indian) soldiers.
(iii) To have participated in a debate about British attitudes towards Sikh (and other Indian) soldiers during the First World War, referring to specific detail in support of an assertion.
(iv) To have reached a balanced conclusion from a range of evidence about how the British viewed Sikh (and other Indian) soldiers during the First World War.