Title: What really happened in the Black Hole of Calcutta? LO: To investigate the Black Hole of Calcutta What really happened in the Black Hole of Calcutta? Watch this clip and make notes in your draft book on the Black Hole of Calcutta https://tinyurl.com/wg7bgmm What was said to have happened? • As in the Americas, the main rival for trade within the Indian sub-continent was France. • Mughal leaders were fighting each other and taking sides with French and British traders. • During this battle, the Nawab (prince) of Bengal was fighting on the side of the French and attacked and imprisoned the British in Calcutta. • When the Nawab of Bengal attacked the East India Company fort in Calcutta, he imprisoned the British men and women he captured. • The only written account of the Black Hole of Calcutta was by survivor John Holwell. • He claimed 146 people were imprisoned in a small cell measuring 8m by 6m. As a result of the conditions, 123 people had died by the next morning. What really happened in the Black Hole of Calcutta? Read the sources (separate file) and write notes in your draft book for each source using NOP. N – Nature – What is the nature of the source? O – Origin – What is the origin of the source? P – Purpose – What is the purpose of the source? Stretch: Rank the sources in terms of usefulness. Write a PEE paragraph explaining which is the most useful source compared to the least useful source in your neat books. What really happened at the Black Hole of Calcutta? Write a narrative (story) account analysing the key events at the Black Hole of Calcutta. You may include the following: • How the British came to rule India • 146 people dying in Calcutta • Response of the British This is a story: it needs a clear start, middle and end. What really happened in the Black Hole of Calcutta? Plenary - Highlight Highlight your account of the Black Hole of Calcutta Choose a different colour pen/ highlighter for each of the following information. • Highlight descriptions • Highlight explanations • Highlight evaluation.