STRATEGIES

PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE

WORLD
PRE READING ACTIVITIES:
 Activate prior knowledge.
 Do you have a hero?
 Who is the person you consider has had the
greatest influence in our country?
 What are the personality traits you admire
the most?
 
WHILE READING DO THESE…

1. Recognize the: who, what, where, when, how. 

2. Mark up the text:
 Underline or highlight important information.
 Circle unknown word.
 Write marginal comments.
 
3.Recognize the WHY or the topic sentence
4.Recognize synonyms and antonyms.
5.Identify prefixes and suffixes
MORE TO DO WHILE READING…

 Recognize verb tenses

 Recognize and use discourse markers
 Identify punctuation rules.
 Summarize 
 Paraphrase 
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS.
(Mohandas Karamchand)
Gandhi
 was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar,
India. He became one of the most respected
spiritual and political leaders of the Twentieth
Century. Gandhi helped free the Indian people
from British rule through nonviolent
resistance, and is honored by his people as the
father of the Indian Nation. The Indian people
called Gandhi Mahatma, meaning Great Soul.
Gandhi studied law

 in London and returned to India in 1891 to

practice. In 1893 he accepted a one year
contract to do legal work in South Africa. At
the time South Africa was controlled by the
British. When he attempted to claim his rights
as a British subject he was abused, and soon
saw that all Indians suffered similar treatment.
Gandhi stayed in South Africa for 21 years
working to secure rights for Indian people.
He developed a method of
direct social action
 based upon the principles courage,
nonviolence and truth called Satyagraha. He
believed that the way people behave is more
important than what they achieve.
Satyagraha promoted nonviolence and civil
disobedience as the most appropriate
methods for obtaining political and social
goals.
In 1915 Gandhi returned to India.
India was granted independence in 1947 and
partitioned into India and Pakistan.

Using the tenets of Satyagraha he led the

campaign for Indian independence from Britain.
Gandhi was arrested many times by the British
for his activities in South Africa and India. He
believed it was honorable to go to jail for a just
cause. Altogether he spent seven years in prison
for his political activities. More than once
Gandhi used fasting to impress upon others the need to
be nonviolent.
Rioting between Hindus and
Muslims followed.
 Gandhi had been an advocate for a united
India where Hindus and Muslims lived
together in peace. On January 13, 1948, at the
age of 78, he began a fast with the purpose of
stopping the bloodshed. After 5 days the
opposing leaders pledged to stop the fighting
and Gandhi broke his fast. Twelve days later
he was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic who
opposed his program of tolerance for all
creeds and religion.
Albert Schweitzer

 was born on January 14, 1875 in Kaysersberg, a

town near Strasbourg in Alsace, Germany (now
part of France). Schweitzer has been called the
greatest Christian of his time. He based his
personal philosophy on a "reverence for life"
and on a deep commitment to serve humanity
through thought and action. For his many
years of humanitarian efforts Schweitzer was
awarded the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.
 By the time he was 21 Schweitzer had decided
on the course for his life. For nine years he
would dedicate himself to the study science,
music, and theology. Then he would devote
the rest of his life to serving humanity directly.
Before he was 30 he was a respected writer on
theology, an accomplished organist, and an
authority on the life and work of Johann
Sebastian Bach.
 In 1904 Schweitzer was inspired to become a
medical missionary after reading an
evangelical paper regarding the needs of
medical missions. He studied medicine from
1905 to 1913 at the University of Strassbourg.
He also raised money to establish a hospital
in French Equatorial Africa. He founded a
hospital there in 1913.
 Over the years built a large hospital that
served thousands of Africans. Schweitzer
used his $33,000 Nobel Prize to expand the
hospital and to build a leper colony. In 1955
Queen Elizabeth II awarded Schweitzer the
“Order of Merit,” Britain's highest civilian
honor.
 ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ARTICLE
1. What was the main problem in India
after they became independent from
Great Britain?
2. What did Gandhi believe about Muslims and
Hindus?

3. Why was Gandhi assassinated?

How old was Albert Schweitzer when he decided to study medicine?

What believes did

Gandhi and
Schweitzer share?
CIRCLE TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F)
NEXT TO EACH STATEMENT
 Gandhi was born in the XIX century. T F
 When India became independent, Muslims
started a war. F T
 Schweitzer loved music. T F
 Schweitzer believed men’s problems were
because of the environment T F
 Gandhi and Schweitzer were both
humanitarian T F
WHAT’S THE ANSWER?

 What country did India become independent

from?
 What did Gandhi do to stop the war?
 Where was Schweitzer born?
 What was Schweitzer profession?
 What did Albert Schweitzer do with the
money he received from the Noble Prize?
What word is similar in
meaning
In Gandhi’s paragraph
1.Valued ___________________ (slide #7)
2. Tried_________________(slide #8)

In Schweitzer’s paragraph
1. promise____________________(slide #12)
2. dedicate___________________(slide # 13)
3. enlarge____________________(slide #15)
TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING
PARAGRAPH INTO SPANISH

Gandhi helped free the Indian people from

British rule through nonviolent resistance,
and is honored by his people as the father of
the Indian Nation. The Indian people called
Gandhi Mahatma, meaning Great Soul.
PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD.
Can you add two more names and
explain why these people have
changed the world?