CreateyourownHindugod!

Wednesday9thDecember2020LO:TodevelopapieceofdescripCvewriCng.

DevelopyourearlierworkaboutyourownHindugod.

Seewhatyoucanaddandimprove.

Usewhatyou’velearnedaboutrelaCveclauses,andthecorrectuseoftheir/there/they’re,towriteandillustrateapieceofdescripCon

aboutyourownHindugod.

Lookbackatwhatyou’vewriKen.Howcoulditbeimproved,ordeveloped?YoudividedyourdescripConintofoursecCons:1.  PhysicaldescripCon.2.  Whatdotheyride?Whatdo

theycarry?3.  Whataretheythegodor

goddessof?4.  Anyotherideas.

EachsecConshouldbefullofcolourfuldescripCon.

Lookatyoursentencestructure.MakesureyouareusingcomplexsentenceswithrelaCveclauses.

Forexample:

TheGodofFirehasfourarms.Hehasaflamingswordineachhand.

Couldbere-wriKenlikethis:TheGodofFire,whohasfourarms,carriesaflamingswordineachhand.

GoodwriCngisamixoflongandshortsentences.Re-writeshortsentencestomakelongersentences,

Usingfrontedadverbials,nounphrasesandrelaCveclauses.

Seeifyoucanusethewordstheir/there/they’reinthecorrectway.

ThisisareminderofsomeideastomakeyourdescripConmoreinteresCng:

Howmanyfaces,arms,eyes,mouths,noses,legs,hasyourgodorgoddessgot?

Whatcolouristheirskin:black,blue,gold,silver,redorgreen?

Istheirbodylikeahuman,snake,eagle,monkey,bear,wolf,Cgerorelephant?

Weretheybornfromadropofblood,agoldenegg,acloud,oralightningbolt?

Aretheythegodorgoddessofbeauty,wisdom,destrucCon,fire,light,darkness,Cme–orsomethingelse?

Dotheyrideabee,afrog,asparrow,aswan,acrow,alion,anelephant,oramouse?

Istheirweaponaclub,atrident,anaxe,afireball,athunderbolt,orbeauCfulmusic?

Aretheywearinganecklaceofskulls,jewellery,garlandsofflowers,oracrown?

Dotheycarryamountain,amagicflower,astringofbeads,adrum,abowlofsweets?

Remember:everydetailcouldmeansomething,ortellastory!

Tomorrow(Thursday)youwillbeediCngyourwriCng.Readitaloudtosomeoneinyourfamily.

Howcanyouimproveit?Cananyonespotanymistakes?

OnFridaywe’llwriteafinal‘published’versioninclass.

Remember,youcantrywriCngalegendaboutyourcharactertoo!

Youmighteventrymakingacomicstrip.(I’veaKachedsomeimagesofHindugodsasremindersbelow.)

Ravanawasthe10-headed,20-armed,demonkingthatRamafought.

Ravanawasan‘asura’oneoftheevilgods.

Hindusbelievethattherearedifferentsortsofgods:

DevaswhoarekindlyorprotecCvegods

Asuraswhoareevilgods

Rakshasaswhoaredemons,ogresandmonsters

Yakshaswhoarenaturespirits,likefairiesandhobgoblins(andneithergoodnorbad).

Hindusbelievetherearemillionsof

differentgodsandspirits.

TherearestoriesinIndiaaboutevery

kindofcreatureyoucanimagine.

ThisisapictureofthegoddessKali.

ThisisKalki,thefinalavatar(incarnaCon)ofVishnu,whosomeHindusbelievewillbringabouttheendoftheworld.YoucanseeKalkihastheface

ofahorse,andacrown.

Lookthroughthepicturesbelowifyouneedmoreideasforyourgodorgoddess.

BRAHMAisthecreatorgodinHinduism.Oncetherewasnothingbutaneternal,endlessocean.

AgoldeneggemergedandbrokeopenrevealingBrahma,whohadcreated

himselfwithinit.

Then,Brahmacreatedtheuniverse,

theearth,angels,demons,people

andanimals.

Brahmahasfourfaces,lookingnorth,south,eastandwest,andfourarms.

Herestsonalotusflowerorridesa

craneorswan.

SHIVAiscalledtheDestroyer.Hehasaserpentaroundhisneck,athirdeyeandmoonon

hisforeheadandthesacredriverGangesflowsfromhishair.

Hecarriesatridentandadrum,anddancesacosmicdanceofcreaConanddestrucCon,

standingonademondwarfwhorepresentsdelusionandignorance.

KALIisthegoddessofTimeandmotheroftheUniverse.

Shehasblackskin,fourarms,redeyes,andisshownsCckingouthertongue.

Shewearsaskirtmadeofhumanarmsandanecklaceofskullsorhumanheads.

Sheisaccompaniedbysnakesandjackals,

andissomeCmesshownstandingonthebodyofShiva.

SARASWATIisthegoddess

ofknowledge,music,

speechandwisdom.

SheisshownasabeauCful

womandressedinwhite,

standingonawhitelotus

flowerandridingaswan.

Shehasfourarms,andis

ofenshownplayinga

musicalinstrument.

RememberLakshmi’swonderfulwingedelephants!