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| =Concept Map= | | =Concept Map= |
− | =What is this story about=
| + | [[File:The Bird of Happiness.mm|Flash]] |
− | *About a Tibetan village where people where poor and suffering (discuss reasons and the role of natural resources in human life)
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− | *A boy's search to help his village
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− | *About the boy's virtues, ethics and how that helps the village
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− | *We are introduced to the customs in the village
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− | *Names and characters in the Tibetan mythology
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| =Additional Information= | | =Additional Information= |
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| ==Life and culture in Tibet== | | ==Life and culture in Tibet== |
| + | #[https://www.flickr.com/photos/reurinkjan/4732695905/in/photostream/ Tibetan landscape] |
| + | #[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_Plateau Climate in Tibet] |
| + | #[https://www.google.co.in/search?q=life+in+tibet&safe=active&biw=1366&bih=564&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=pqPaVIjaDYml8QXCkYGgCQ&sqi=2&ved=0CCUQsAQ Images of Tibetan Life] |
| + | #[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_people Tibetan People] |
| + | #[https://www.google.co.in/search?q=barley&safe=active&biw=1366&bih=564&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=EKXaVIWXN5Xh8AXpp4GwCw&ved=0CIIBEIke&dpr=1 Barley and barley bread] |
| + | #[http://tibetoralhistory.org/interviews_culture.html Tibet Oral History] |
| + | #[https://www.google.co.in/search?q=tibetan+food&safe=active&biw=1366&bih=564&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=7aTaVLC3BZfx8gWMyYHQCQ&sqi=2&ved=0CFkQsAQ Tibetan food] |
| + | #[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Tibet Religion in Tibet] |
| + | #[https://www.google.co.in/search?q=tibetan+mythological+creatures&safe=active&biw=1366&bih=564&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=vKXaVPLWMszr8AXupYCADg&ved=0CCoQsAQ Images for Tibetan Mythological creatures] |
| + | #For a sample of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNAuvquh4O4 Tibetan music] click here. |
| + | {{#widget:YouTube|id=rNAuvquh4O4}} |
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| ==Compilations of Tibetan folk tales== | | ==Compilations of Tibetan folk tales== |
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− | ==[http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/14201/11/11_chapter%204.pdf Folk Tales and Ethics-1]==
| + | #[http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/14201/11/11_chapter%204.pdf Folk Tales and Ethics-1] |
− | ==[http://mythfolklore.blogspot.in/2014/03/myth-folklore-unit-tibetan-folk-tales.html Folk Tales and Ethics-2]==
| + | #[http://mythfolklore.blogspot.in/2014/03/myth-folklore-unit-tibetan-folk-tales.html Folk Tales and Ethics-2] |
− | ==[http://manybooks.net/titles/sheltonaother05tibet.html More folk tales]==
| + | #[http://manybooks.net/titles/sheltonaother05tibet.html More folk tales] |
− | ==[http://levigilant.com/Bulfinch_Mythology/bulfinch.englishatheist.org/tibet/Tibet.htm More Tibetan stories]==
| + | #[http://levigilant.com/Bulfinch_Mythology/bulfinch.englishatheist.org/tibet/Tibet.htm More Tibetan stories] |
− | ==[http://tibetoralhistory.org/interviews_culture.html Tibet Oral History]==
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− | | + | =What is this story about= |
− | ==http://www.inyatrust.com/editor/uploads/7/5/2/9/7529832/185003695108296584_10th_english_question_bank_-2014-15.pdf==
| + | *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 |
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| =Language used in the story= | | =Language used in the story= |
− | *Translated text | + | *Translated text (talk about the Sino Tibetan family of languages) |
| *Who is the translator? | | *Who is the translator? |
| *Some vocabulary specific to mountains | | *Some vocabulary specific to mountains |
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| *Written in the past tense | | *Written in the past tense |
| *Third person narrative | | *Third person narrative |
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| + | =Teaching Outlines= |
| + | ==Idea 1 - Life, climate and culture of Tibet== |
| + | #Context of the story -Where is Tibet? |
| + | [[File:whereistibet.png|300px|middle]] |
| + | #Life conditions |
| + | ##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 |
| + | |[[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]. |
| + | ===Activity 4 Making audio narrations=== |
| + | #Extend activity 2 by adding voice |
| + | #If you are interested, you can add music also |
| + | ===Activity 5 - Text comprehension worksheet=== |
| + | Please click [http://www.inyatrust.com/editor/uploads/7/5/2/9/7529832/185003695108296584_10th_english_question_bank_-2014-15.pdf here] for comprehension and grammar activities. |
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| + | ===Activity 6 - Build vocabulary using Kanagram=== |
| + | #Use Kanagram tool to build word lists and play games. |
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| + | ===Activity 7 - Speak Well=== |
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| + | Expressing gratitude |
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| + | [[File:penny-legate-baby-namaste1.jpg|400px]] |
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| + | Tell a story looking at this picture |
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| + | ==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 |
| + | #[http://www.tulikabooks.com/our-books/picture-books/wordbird-books/race-of-the-rivers Race of the rivers] is a story from Meghalaya about how a plain got its river. Compare ideas |
| + | #Native American folklore |
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| + | ===Activity 2=== |
| + | #Translate one of the Kannada stories into English with images |
| + | Click [http://stories4u.50webs.com/Folktales/lordsreaction.htm here] for a Kannada story. |