Summary and Objectives

Students explore Burmese puppetry and as they do so they will make puppets and create and perform puppet plays. Their studies extend to Burmese poetry traditions and to Jataka Tales, around which much of the puppet theater in Burma is based. Students will

• Experiment with the art of puppetry as they write scripts, create puppets, and perform plays of their own making.
• Extend their exploration of Burmese arts by creating poetry in the style of Burmese climbing rhymes.
• Analyze the literary structure of Jataka tales, retell selected tales, and create stories inspired by the tradition.