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Impressions
This anthology of accessible written and visual texts provides sets of activities for Years 7-8 English students which bring rich insights into diverse Asia and opportunities to enhance speaking and listening, reading and viewing, and writing skills.
Alignment to the Australian Curriculum is provided for resource activities.
Index
- The Characters in The Ramayana
- Ramayana and Visual Materials
- Festivals Associated with The Ramayana
- The Author of The Ramayana
- The Ramayana - Print Illustrations
- Carvings on Religious Buildings
- Popular Media - The Monkey Stories
Impressions: Student activities
The Ramayana
In these student activity sheets you will explore the characters of the Ramayana (a classic Indian epic poem) and the importance of the Ramayana to Hindus today.
The Characters in The Ramayana
Festivals Associated with The Ramayana
The Ramayana: Visual Texts
These tasks are intended to help you understand the importance of illustrations of the Ramayana to ancient and modern communities.
The Ramayana - Print Illustrations
Carvings on Religious Buildings
Popular Media - the Monkey Stories
Searching the Internet for Shinto
In these activities you will:
- Develop a list of criteria for what makes a good website.
- Find and record information about the Shinto religion. Use the following questions as a guide.
- In what country do people practice Shinto?
- When did Shinto begin?
- What kinds of beliefs are held by its followers?
- What festivals are celebrated in the Shinto religion?
- What do Shinto priests wear?
- Where was the geographical centre of Shinto in ancient times?
- Decide which were the best websites you found and why.
- Present your information in a framework for a website.
