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Academic Year 2017-2018 • Grade 6 and above • Literature Sequence

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Fairy Tales, Myths and Folklore

This class is primarily for students in 6th-8th grade. The purpose of the class is to introduce students to the basics of grappling with a story and asking questions about it. Using classic texts, students will be asked to use their critical thinking to cover the full narrative spectrum of each story, from overarching concepts and plot to fine details and character development.

Sections and Teachers

Instructor: Alexandra Dascalu Nelson

Section dates, meeting times, and tuition are still being determined. Click on instructor name to contact instructor and suggest your course schedule preferences.


Prerequisites

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Recommended background

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Textbooks and Materials

This item is recommended but not required and its use is optional:

A Treasury of Irish Fairy and Folk Tales (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) , Authors: Various Authors

ISBN: 143516136X

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Other information: The Textbook is OPTIONAL as online links to the assigned reading or a PDF version will be provided as well.


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Bulfinch's Mythology (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) , Authors: by Thomas Bulfinch, Charles Martin (Introduction)

ISBN: 1593082738

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Other information: The Textbook is OPTIONAL as online links to the assigned reading or a PDF version will be provided as well.


This item is recommended but not required and its use is optional:

Just So Stories - Illustrated Edition , Authors: Rudyard Kipling

ISBN: 1521194033

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Other information: The Textbook is OPTIONAL as online links to the assigned reading or a PDF version will be provided as well.


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The Arabian Nights (New Deluxe Edition) , Authors: Anonymous, Husain Haddawy, Muhsin Mahdi Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.

ISBN: 0393331660

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Other information: The Textbook is OPTIONAL as online links to the assigned reading or a PDF version will be provided as well.


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The Complete Fairy Tales - Hans Christian Andersen (Wordsworth Special Editions) , Authors: Hans Christian Andersen

ISBN: 1853268992

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Other information: The Textbook is OPTIONAL as online links to the assigned reading or a PDF version will be provided as well.


This item is recommended but not required and its use is optional:

The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm All-New Third Edition [Edition or Version: 3], Authors: Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

ISBN: 0553382160

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Other information: The Textbook is OPTIONAL as online links to the assigned reading or a PDF version will be provided as well.


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