Impressions: Texts from Asia for the Lower Secondary English Classroom
This book is out of print.
Drawing on factual and fictional extracts, personal memoirs and visual texts, Impressions takes Year 7 and 8 students into the cultures and life experiences of people across Asia. Students will be both challenged and informed. There are memoirs from Vietnam, extracts from the Ramayana epic, and miniatures of the Indian elephant-headed god Ganesh. The emphasis is on folktales, myths, legends and autobiographical writings.
A series of accompanying activities – including critical reading and role-play – are designed to prompt lively discussion of the experiences and ideas raised.
- Index
- The World of the Ramayana
The World of the Ramayana: Visual Texts
Teacher Information for Student Activities
Note: Some sites used in these activities contain large quantities of images which may take some time to download.
THE WORLD OF THE RAMAYANA: VISUAL TEXTS
This student activity sheet encourages students to appreciate the form, content and purposes of visual texts related to the Ramayana in print, bas-relief on religious structures and in contemporary media.
Learning Outcomes
Suggested Approach
Individually or in small groups, students could work through the student activities based on the following sites.
The Ramayana--Print Illustrations
This story from the Ramayana is accessible and the illustrations are easy to study. It is an appealing site suitable for text and graphic study for a range of proficiency levels.
http://www.goloka.com/docs/rama/rama_01.htmlCarvings on Religious Buildings
The 'Borobudur' Website is slow to download, but it has a number of excellent graphics and a map of the location. Attractive and quite small, the website is accessible and informative.
http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/Borobudur/E/Bouddhisme.htmlPopular Media--The Monkey Stories
There are many websites about Monkey and The Tripitaka and Monkey - from the most academic to fan-sponsored sites with discussions about the plot of the popular television series. The following have been chosen because they are simple, informative and accessible.
http://www.china-on-site.com/literatu/classic/west/
http://www.purifymind.com/JourneyWest.htm
