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| − | + | ==Idea 1 - Life, climate and culture of Tibet== | |
| − | + | #Context of the story -Where is Tibet? | |
[[File:whereistibet.png|300px|middle]] | [[File:whereistibet.png|300px|middle]] | ||
| − | + | #Life conditions | |
##Tibetan customs and practices | ##Tibetan customs and practices | ||
| − | + | ===Activity 1=== | |
| − | + | #Give the students a set of pictures and can they tell a story | |
| − | + | #See the following [http://vidyaonline.net/dl/book01.pdf link] for how you can tell a story from photographs. | |
| − | + | ==Idea 2 - Discussing the story== | |
| − | + | #The key actors | |
| − | + | #The key ideas | |
| − | + | #What belief systems | |
| − | + | ===Activity 1=== | |
| − | + | #Students can make a mind map of what they picked up from the story | |
| − | + | #Share the mind maps and discuss | |
| − | + | #Focus on words used, understanding of vocabulary | |
| − | + | #Discuss multiple interpretations | |
| − | + | ===Activity 2=== | |
| − | + | #Make a series of pictures and role play and tell the story | |
| − | + | #Reflect on the belief systems shared | |
| − | + | #Sections of the stories can also be given to students for rewriting/ interpretation | |
| − | + | ===Activity 3 Telling a story from images=== | |
| − | + | #Give the series of images of a scree | |
| − | + | #Ask students to write a story | |
| − | + | #Using images of scree to write a picture book | |
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|[[File:scree4.jpeg|200px]] | |[[File:scree4.jpeg|200px]] | ||
| − | + | For a sample of a story using pictures of a scree, click [http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/images/a/ac/What_is_a_scree.odt here]. | |
| − | + | ==Idea 4 - Folk Tales and how they are organized== | |
| − | + | #Comparison with other folk tales locally | |
| − | + | ===Activity 1=== | |
| − | + | #Show other nature cultures/ mountain cultures stories and make a comparison of the ideas | |
| − | + | ===Activity 2=== | |
| − | + | #Translate one of the Kannada stories into English with images | |
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Revision as of 08:52, 11 February 2015
Concept Map
Additional Information
Life and culture in Tibet
- Tibetan landscape
- Climate in Tibet
- Images of Tibetan Life
- Tibetan People
- Barley and barley bread
- Tibet Oral History
- Tibetan food
- Religion in Tibet
- Images for Tibetan Mythological creatures
Compilations of Tibetan folk tales
What is this story about
- About a Tibetan village where people where poor and suffering (discuss reasons and the role of natural resources in human life)
- A boy's search to help his village
- About the boy's virtues, ethics and how that helps the village
- We are introduced to the customs in the village
- Names and characters in the Tibetan mythology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNAuvquh4O4
http://www.inyatrust.com/editor/uploads/7/5/2/9/7529832/185003695108296584_10th_english_question_bank_-2014-15.pdf
Language used in the story
- Translated text (talk about the Sino Tibetan family of languages)
- Who is the translator?
- Some vocabulary specific to mountains
- Some vocabulary which is a slang is also used (for grandfather, etc)
- Written in the past tense
- Third person narrative
Teaching Outlines
Idea 1 - Life, climate and culture of Tibet
- Context of the story -Where is Tibet?
- Life conditions
- Tibetan customs and practices
Activity 1
- Give the students a set of pictures and can they tell a story
- See the following link for how you can tell a story from photographs.
Idea 2 - Discussing the story
- The key actors
- The key ideas
- What belief systems
Activity 1
- Students can make a mind map of what they picked up from the story
- Share the mind maps and discuss
- Focus on words used, understanding of vocabulary
- Discuss multiple interpretations
Activity 2
- Make a series of pictures and role play and tell the story
- Reflect on the belief systems shared
- Sections of the stories can also be given to students for rewriting/ interpretation
Activity 3 Telling a story from images
- Give the series of images of a scree
- Ask students to write a story
- Using images of scree to write a picture book
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For a sample of a story using pictures of a scree, click here.
Idea 4 - Folk Tales and how they are organized
- Comparison with other folk tales locally
Activity 1
- Show other nature cultures/ mountain cultures stories and make a comparison of the ideas
Activity 2
- Translate one of the Kannada stories into English with images