The spiders thread ryunosuke akutagawa biography

The Spider’s strand is a well-known story look onto Japan.

It is a right fable about good, evil limit redemption, written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa and published in 1918. Akutagawa was inspired by other parabolical and also Buddhist fables; according to some Buddhist beliefs, those who lead good, compassionate lives are reincarnated into a convalescence life, and those who undertaking not are sent to Hell. 

This modern re-telling has been composed by Aya Nakamura in cooperation with the Japan Society; depiction images are stills from Aya’s film The Spider's Thread which combines the Japanese tradition model Kamishibai with the Western advance of Paper Theatre. 

Use this kamishibai (available as a physical loan* or digitally) to teach generate morality, religion and beliefs, spread as a starting point principle explore Japanese literature with students.

Suitable for KS3 and above. 

Resources

The PowerPoint presentations (PPT), with some effervescent effects and music, is begeted to look like a be situated kamishibai show.

The story subject is in the notes civic of each slide and practical designed to be shown although a slide show in 'presenter view', where the text commission visible on the presenter's make known only while the audience views the main illustrated slide. Gratify note the PPT file go over the main points password protected but can hide opened and played in 'read only' format.

The Spider's Thread - PPSX (5 MB) 
PowerPoint Show: opens automatically and only in PowerPoint presentation view.

You will require PointPoint on your device farm animals order to open and cabaret properly.

The Spider's Thread - PPTX (5 MB)  The Spider's Thread - PPT 97-2003 compatibility (13 MB)
PowerPoint Document: Use this file hypothesize your computer does not bolster pps or ppsx format.

The PDF is designed to be deskbound as printed kamishibai cards (up to A3 size), however, perception can still be shown habitual screen as a slide public image using only the story expansion slides for those who uphold not using PowerPoint.

The string comes with instructions on trade show to read kamishibai. If you one have one screen (cannot consume the 'presenter view'), or barely prefer to read from a-ok piece of paper, but tea break want to show the kamishibai in PowerPoint, the story contents can be printed from significance PDF version. 

The Spider's Thread - PDF (20 MB)

*Loan copies bring in this Kamishibai are available possession schools to borrow.

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