MUST HAVES:

1. At least five separate bullet points on the big sticky paper, each providing accurate and relevant information about your topic +2

3. A comprehensible verbal explanation of each bullet point shared among group members wen we begin next class.+2 

4. At least one relevant image or video in the PADLET, with an explanatory caption+1

+5 checkpoint

-Started by writing screenplays, then moved up to novels writing, The God of Small Things

-She is also known for her human rights activism and her role in the Kashmiri Separation

-Caste system is a social hierarchy structure based on birth.

-Brahmins (Priests and Scholars), Kshatriyas (Warriors and rulers), Vaishyas (Traders and agriculturalists), and Shudras (Laborers and service providers) are the roles that consists of the Caste system.

-This eventually led to discrimination agains the people of the lower castes.

• The hammer and sickle is an iconic symbol of communism

• communism transformed Kerala's politics by challenging he Congress's dominance and changing Kerala's type of governance.

• Communism created the Kerala model, which focused on rapid industrialization over welfare

• Communism was first introduced to oppose the caste system which social hierarchy determines one's social status

• Communism's opposition to the caste system = anti-colonial movement.

one of the oldest Christian communities in the world

-The Saint Thomas Chris

• They are a Christian community in Kerala, India, tracing their origins to the apostle Thomas around AD 52.

• They were historically part of the Church of the East but later split into multiple denominations, including Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant groups.

• Portuguese influence in the 1500s led to conflict, the Synod of Diamper, and eventually the Coonan Cross Oath, which caused a major division in the community.

• Their traditions use Syriac in liturgy, Malayalam as the spoken language, and preserve ancient Christian musical practices.

• Men are viewed as the heads of the family with financial and social decisions.

• Women are expected to do the domestic things, such as cleaning, cooking, and taking care of the children.

• With the children, the sons have more rights than the daughters have.

• Traditional gender roles in India have been deeply influenced by a patriarchal system.

• Cultural Norms often prioritize male children, leading to malnutrition among women and girls (early marriages/household responsibilities/ or lack of access to educational spaces)

2. Vishnu, the preserver/protector god often depicted with a blue complexion

3. Shiva-the destroyer/transformer, represents the cycle of creation, often depicted in a meditative pose or Nataraja, the cosmic dancer

4. Classical Indian dance-drama from Kerala (state in India)

5. Enacts stories from Hindu epics, which combine some Sanskrit traditions with ritualistic elements (Sanskrit serves as the classical, liturgical, and scholarly language of Hinduism

6. Involves intricate facial expressions, hand gestures, and colorful makeup and costumes

• The film is based on the real life story of maria von Trapp and the Trapp family singers

• Most of it was filmed on location in Salzburg, Austria which has become a major tourist destination since the film was recorded

• Von Trapp Family: family singer group from Austria

• Fled to America in 1938 to due to Nazi occupation

• The real Maria Von Trapp was decribed as horrid, many names were changed in the movie, and the family was not as wealthy portrayed

2.    External conflict (character in conflict with his/her environment/society). Explain it, Explain it, citing the chapter and page as you do.

Accurate information +2

Five or six bullet points, no copy/paste +2

Interesting, helpful visual +2

Solid verbal delivery +2

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