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Mudras: Speaking with the Hands
Kind of Activity:
Individual Writing
Objective:
To learn more about the concept of mudras and silent communication
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.4
Structure:
As a class, read this article on Indian mudras and go through the different mudras it talks about one at a time, instructing the students to try each hand gesture for themselves.
Afterwards, students should write one page answering the following questions:
- Do any of the mudras look like their meanings? If so, why?
- How did you feel when you were doing the mudras? Did you feel like your hands represented the meaning you were trying to...
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