Java Shadow Puppet Play

PA Standards: 9.2 G.: Relate works of art to geographical regions: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North, South, and Central America.

9.1 H. Demonstrate and maintain materials safely in work spaces.

Nets Standards: 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

Brief History of Shadow Puppet:

The area of the world called Indonesia in the country of Java is the origin of the shadow puppet play. The shadow puppet play is a play with a hero fighting villains to help save his community. The play has outline characters that are in silhouette against a brightly shaded and dramatic background landscape. The play is very dramatic and the hero always wins.

Objectives:

· Students will learn about brief history of Java Shadow Puppet.

· Students will learn how to create shadow puppet.

· Students will create landscape background and shade it using bright and dark colors.

Resources: Brief History of Shadow Puppet PowerPoint or PowerPoint worksheet. Multicultural plays, examples of characters to create outline and silhouette, directions worksheet with vocabulary, notebook, sketchbook, travel magazines for landscape pictures, multicultural building worksheets, Java shadow puppet Batik design examples, step-by-step example of shadow puppet project.

Silhouette Websites:

http://images.google.com/images?q=Monet+London

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5122615

http://www.henri-matisse.net/cut_outs.html

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/shadowpuppets/artsedge.html

Step-By-Step Directions Shadow Puppet

Step one:

Students read multicultural story

Take notes in notebook: to earn 10 points:

· When is your setting: is it day or night in your landscape setting?

· How will you place the sun or moon into the background of your landscape?

· Who are your characters choose one or two per group member

· You may work in two people group to create your play setting (landscape) and characters-

· Who is your hero and what actions do they take to help their community or resolve an issue?

Step Two:

o Choose characters from character example pictures

o Make outline of character onto thick white paper (use trace paper)

o Outline is line that is drawn around outside of character

o Check step-by-step example on display board for understanding

o Ask teacher or group member

Step Three:

· Cut out outline glue onto black paper (write your name on it and place into sketch book)

· Next Cut out black paper

· Attach black paper onto Popsicle stick so that it can be held easily in your hand

Step Four:

· Create a setting using a landscape and building that fits your plays story.

· Look at travel magazines and building worksheets:

· Use a ruler to create a horizon line with a pencil

· Use your ruler to make your building with a pencil

· Look at travel magazines:

· Add trees, plants, mountains, rivers, etc… with a pencil

· Shade your landscape with bright and dark colors

Step Five:

Practice your play and dialogue for your play. Hold your shadow puppets up against landscape and practice part of the plays dialogue.