About This Lesson
Students will examine stories that influence their generation and the artistic representations of those stories. A discussion of why these stories are so powerful will set the stage for them to explore the Hanuman Mithila painting and the importance of the stories of Hanuman. Hanuman’s actions will serve as a platform to discuss their experiences with adolescence. Students will then write their own Hanuman stories placing him in their cultural context.
An interesting approach to viewing art.