The lesson plans in this document are based on an excerpt from the Hindu epic poem, the Ramayana, illustrated by Indonesian shadow puppets which are in the Multicultural Canada database. The lesson plans are designed to teach students an understanding of multiculturalism within the Canadian context, at several levels of intellectual sophistication and complexity. The plans are cumulative, with simpler plans presented first, and more those requiring more complex, higher level thought later. Articulation with the prescribed learning outcomes of British Columbia and Ontario are listed.,/p>
Resources for the lesson plans on the www.multiculturalcanada.ca website: Database, Videos, Images for class distribution
Database
Database of wayang kulit Indonesian shadow puppets. Search the www.multiculturalcanada.ca database for 'wayang kulit shadow puppet'. You will get a listing of over 500 traditional Indonesian shadow puppets from the collection of the Simon Fraser University Museum of Archaeology&Ethnology, with basic documentation and an image of each one. These images are available for any educational non-commercial use. For other uses, please contact the Simon Fraser University Museum of Archaeology&Ethnology at bwinter@sfu.ca.
Videos
Seven short videos on the wayang and the Ramayana are available.
