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Week 2 Reading Overview



UnTextbook Tentative Plan

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

Week 3: Cupid and Psyche

Week 4: Saints and Animals

Choose from MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units for Weeks 5 and 6.

Week 5: Ancient Egypt

Week 6: Tales of a Parrot

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

Week 7: Japanese Mythology 

Week 9: Nigeria

Choose from NATIVE AMERICAN units for Weeks 10 and 11.

Week 10: Tejas

Week 11: Marriage Tales

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

Week 12: Celtic Tales

Week 13: Canterbury Tales

Choose from EUROPEAN units for Weeks 14 and 15.

Week 14: Librivox

Week 15: Russian

Interests

Looking through all the options, I was overwhelmed with the variety and amount of interesting stories available. I am definitely very excited to read these stories. The stories that caught my eye the most were about animals. I am a big animal lover and really enjoy reading about them. Other stories I picked like, Tejas, relate to me because I am from Texas and would like to learn about the folklore of the area. In conclusion, any stories that include animals are lots of plot-twists will always be a favorite for me. 

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The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts by Abbie Farwell Brown (1900).

I chose this image, because it was the attached image to the 'Saints and Animals' story book that I will be reading in week 4. I am especially excited for this reading because it has a large emphasis on the roles that animals play. I can't wait to read and learn more about it!
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