Week 2 Reading Overview

Below is my UnTextbook plan:


Choose from CLASSICAL and/or BIBLICAL units for Weeks 3 and 4.
Week 3: Cupid and Psyche
Week 4:Bible Women 
Choose from MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units for Weeks 5 and 6.
Week 5:
Arabian Nights
Week 6: 
Tutinameh, or 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: 
Brer Rabbit
Choose from NATIVE AMERICAN units for Weeks 10 and 11.
Week 10:
Apache Tales
Week 11: 
American Indian Fairy Tales
Choose from BRITISH and/or CELTIC units for Weeks 12 and 13.
Week 12: 
Ballads of Robin Hood
Week 13: 
Alice in Wonderland
Choose from EUROPEAN units for Weeks 14 and 15.
Week 14: 
Brothers Grimm (Crane)
Week 15: 
Italian Popular Tales

 Apuleius's Cupid and Psyche

Bible Women

Arabian Nights

As you can see, I was really interested in the UnTextbook stories that feature and provide a unique perspective on well-known, classic stories such as Aladdin and the Lamp and Robin Hood. I like that I can read stories that I am semi-familiar with because reading them in this format will give me an even better understanding of the content, as well as the message. I think it will be cool to get to read about the mythology and folktales through the lens of these different cultures, as it will provide alternative perspectives and an inside look into their traditions and history.

Cupid and Psyche, Wikipedia