Week 2 Reading Overview

Possible Reading List for 2020

Choose from CLASSICAL and/or BIBLICAL units for Weeks 3 and 4.

Week 3: ____Homer's lliad_____

Week 4: ____Ovid's Metamorphoses ___
Choose from MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units for Weeks 5 and 6.

Week 5: __Anciet Egypt_______

Week 6: __Arabian Nights (or Twenty-Two Goblins)_______

Choose from ASIAN and/or AFRICAN units for Weeks 7 and 9. [Week 8 is review week.]

Week 7: ______Ozaki (Japanese Fairy Tales)___

Week 9: ____Nigeria_____

Choose from NATIVE AMERICAN units for Weeks 10 and 11.

Week 10: _______California/Southwest__

Week 11: ____Cherokee_____

Choose from BRITISH and/or CELTIC units for Weeks 12 and 13.

Week 12: ______King Arthur ___

Week 13: ____Celtic Tales_____

Choose from EUROPEAN units for Weeks 14 and 15.

Week 14: ________Russian Fairy Tales_

Week 15: _Hans christian Anderson________

About the readings/ interests: I like to use stories to learn more about places that I'd like to visit. For this reason, I've picked choices mostly based on geography! I also love fairytales and old stories, so I chose a lot of those as well. I'm very excited about the Japanese Fairy Tale and the Russian Fairy Tale unit! There are a lot of other units I was interested in, so I might end up doing some extra readings. I think the reading list is a huge range, with a lot of classic and well known texts. Many of them I've read (or will read) in my other English classes (so that's convenient and exciting!). The only thing I would suggest is maybe some Korean tales. Korea has a very interesting history, so I would be curious to know about their stories. Now that I think about it, I wonder about Zen tales and stories (I believe they are called Koans?). Zen masters would use these mini stories to teach their students the lessons of Zen. The point of the stories is to think deeply about the story (told like a problem) as a way to meditate. The Tiger and the Strawberry is one of the more famous stories, it was even retold on an episode of King of the Hill! (That's why I included that picture!)

"The Tiger and the Strawberry"

From: "King of the Hill" Season 3, Episode 1: "Death of a Propane Salesmen"

Aired: Sep 15th, 1998

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