In The Name Of Nationalism. Indian Nationalism 🇮🇳
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Currently in PLP 9 humanities, we have been building up to our final project of the year, World War 1. Our most recent project was titled “In The Name Of Nationalism”. When this project was first introduced to our class, many of us were uncertain as to the meaning of nationalism, so you too may be wondering “what the heck is nationalism?” Nationalism is a strong love and pride for your country, and a belief that it should be indépendant.

After we gained a basic understanding of what nationalism is, we shifted toward examining its causes and consequences. Understanding the cause and consequence framework helped us analyse the impact of nationalism. This involved exploring what led to the rise of nationalism (causes) and the effects it had on society and the country (consequences).

I ended up assigned to Indian Nationalism, one of my top three choices, and so I was excited to learn about it since I knew little about India. Initially, I had trouble finding enough sources, but after digging deeper, I gathered plenty of information and my group came up with some questions:

– Who were some of the key figures of Indian nationalism, and how did they impact India?
– What does Indian nationalism look like?
– When was the most important time of Indian nationalism?
– Where were the main regions in India that were most affected by Indian nationalism?
– Why is Indian nationalism so important in a country’s history?
– How did religion influence Indian nationalism? Did it?

These questions guided my 4-5 minute video, and I used my research to organize a script. Once the script was reviewed and complete, I began creating animations in Keynote, producing about 13 animations to support the video narration. It was time-consuming but worth it!

A sneak peak of the script and how I had it laid out:

Here is my full script

After finishing the animations, I filmed the narrative parts and added a “breaking news” template and rewind edit for a creative twist. With all the footage ready, I gathered media and edited the video using CapCut. Here’s my first draft:

First draft video

We shared our drafts in small groups for critique. Although I didn’t receive much feedback, I made a few subtle adjustments to the final version:

Final video

Driving Question: How has nationalism influenced the global structure?
Nationalism has shaped the world by creating new countries and changing borders after wars or independence movements. It affects international relationships, sometimes causing wars and sometimes leading to alliances. Nationalism also influences trade rules and can lead to conflicts between ethnic groups.

I look forward to diving into our upcoming WW1 project. Thanks for reading! Bye :)✌️
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