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| WORLD LITERATURE |
| AFRICA |
| EUROPE |
| NORTH AMERICA |
| STORIES AND ACTIVITIES BY REGION |
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| I teach World Literature mostly as a Comparative Mythology and Folklore class. Using myths, legends, and folklore from around the world allows students to see how ALL people are connected by story. Every culture has creation myths, heroes, and legends that reflect the values and beliefs of its people. Every culture also has folktales and many cultures have folktales that overlap. Students are interested in this. Ask students: Why do you think stories have variants? How are the variants similar? Different? What needs do these stories fulfill? It won't take students long to recognize similarities between the stories. |
| Goddesses, Heroes, and Shamans: The Young People's Guide to World Mythology edited by Peter Casterton, Catherine Headlam, & Cynthia O'Neal |
| MISCELLANEOUS |
| ASIA |
| CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD |
| MYTHOLOGY & FOLKLORE WEBSITES |
| MYTHOLOGY & FOLKLORE BOOKS |
| MYTHOLOGY HANDOUTS / ACTIVITIES |
| DID YOU KNOW... Cinderella dates back over 1,000 years and has more than 700 variants? The first known version of the story, Yeh-hsien, is from 10th Century China. |
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| OCEANIA |
| SOUTH AMERICA |
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| WORLD MYTHS & FOLKLORE |
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| FOLKLORE HANDOUTS / ACTIVITIES |
| Folktale Motifs (for use with Bingo Cards) |
| Folktale Motif Bingo Card (16 spaces) |
| Folktale Motif Bingo Card (25 spaces) |
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| FOLKTALE AND MYTH WRITING |
| TheaterSeatStorecom: Ultimate Fairy Tale Resources Online (with thanks to Ms. Adrianne's Youth Group) |