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

Comments

Comment Wall

Link To Storybook: Portfolio: Strange Stories from a Strange Town Image Information: Dark Ocean Found on: Thought Catalog

Introductions Are Hard

Hello! I'm Grayce and this is my second time taking an online class with Laura! All of the information in my original introduction is still pretty accurate, so feel free to check it out. Honestly, I'm pretty bad at talking about myself and it's just as hard while blogging 😅. This is my senior year at OU (finally!). Since I'm an older college student (25), I'm very excited to graduate. I will soon be able to start my career as an educator which is completely terrifying! Over my quarantine summer, I've been surrounding myself with plants. I have a tendency to kill things, but I've found a few varieties of houseplants (snake plant and marble pothos) that can withstand some abuse lol. If you have any gardening advice, or suggestions for plant names, let me know :) My plant friends: This is my Marble Queen Pothos (needs a name!) This is my Snake plant (Sansevieria), which is currently named Georgina (I'm open to renaming) Image Information: "Marb...

Week 7 Story: Goblin in the Woods

Markus had been wandering through the woods for hours now. It was getting darker, colder, and creepier as the sun started to set. He started to regret his decision to find the famous “goblin of the woods” that supposedly hunted in this forest. Every time someone vanished in the woods, the whole town blamed it on a horrifying, man-eating goblin. Markus totally didn’t believe in it, not at all. There are tons of totally normal, realistic reasons for people disappearing in the woods. Like, starvation or just plain ol’ getting lost. Hell, even getting attacked by a bear was more likely than a goblin! There was no reason to believe that a cannibalistic goblin existed in these woods. Once Markus proved that the goblin didn’t exist, the rumors would be put to rest and his buddies would owe him 200 dollars. It was a win-win for him. It seemed to be around midnight when Markus found a little cabin in the middle of a clearing. Normally, he wouldn’t dare to go in, but it was co...

Myth-Folklore 2020

Search This Blog