Materials

• Slides or pictures of India and Pakistan architecture, landscapes, and cultural features
• Examples of music from India and Pakistan
• Pictures of instruments from India, such as the sitar and tabla
• Handout: Introduction to Indian Architecture (Attachment C)

Instructional Activities

1. Review content from the previous session.
   
   
2. Play examples of music from India and Pakistan, and discuss the similarities and differences between American and South Asian music.
   
   
3. Display pictures and/or slides of the architecture, landscapes, and cultural features of India and Pakistan, and use the notes at Attachment C to guide discussion. Ask students to comment on their observations in writing. They should make notes on the similarities and differences between India and Pakistan, and between each of these countries and the United States.
   
   
4. Assign a teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other reinforcement activity focusing on Indian and Pakistani Independence from 1947 to 1973 with focus on territorial disputes between the two nations, using available teacher resources. This topic will be the focus of the next session.