Chapter 3 of Class 5 Arts Bansuri, Picturing Stories, explores how visual artists tell stories without words — using light and shadows, silhouette puppetry, facial expressions (emojis), and sequential storyboards.
What Class 5 Art Chapter 3 Covers
Tracing & Drawing Shadows (Activities 3.1 & 3.2) — Investigates how blocking sunlight or lamplight creates lengthening, shrinking, and angled shadows, and turns traced shadow outlines into imaginative characters.
Stories in Shadows — Hand & Cut-Out Shadow Play (Activity 3.3) — Connects classroom hand shadows and paper cut-out puppets to India’s rich traditional shadow puppetry traditions (such as Tholu Bommalata, Togalu Gombeyatta, and Ravana Chhaya).
Creating Emojis for Emotions (Activity 3.4) — Studies how small changes in eyebrows, eyes, and mouth curves communicate joy, surprise, anger, fear, mischief, and wonder in custom-designed emojis.
Making a Storyboard (Activity 3.5) — Breaks a narrative into a sequence of numbered panels (beginning, middle, climax, ending) showing key actions, camera angles, and character expressions.
Exercises in Chapter 3
- Activities 3.1 to 3.3 — Shadow Art & Shadow Theatre: Trace shadows of objects and classmates in morning and afternoon light, practise hand-shadow animals on a wall, and perform a short shadow-puppet story.
- Activities 3.4 & 3.5 — Emoji Design & 6-Panel Storyboard: Design a set of original emojis for different moods and draw a multi-panel storyboard for an everyday story.
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FAQ
What is a storyboard in Chapter 3 ‘Picturing Stories’?
A storyboard is a series of sequential drawings arranged in panels or boxes that visually map out the key scenes, actions, and expressions of a story from start to finish.
How are shadows formed in Activities 3.1–3.3?
A shadow is formed when an opaque object or living creature blocks a beam of light from the sun, a torch, or a streetlamp, casting a dark silhouette on the surface behind it.