Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Untextbook Overview

I have chosen to read Jewish Fairy Tales for week 2, which is part of the biblical texts. I didn't know that Jewish people had there own fairy tales that involve characters in the bible. I think it will be interesting to hear stories of characters that I already know to a certain sense. I figure it will be really interesting to learn something, whether true or not, that I wouldn't see reading the bible.

A new take on Noah
For week 3 I think I will do a classical piece to switch things up a little. Ovid's Metamorphoses looks interesting to me and since it is an important part of Greek mythology I think I will read it. I haven't read much poetry so I think it would be interesting to see what it is like in this book. 

Through the Looking Glass
I recently watched the newest Alice in Wonderland movie and it influenced how I named some of my characters in the story I made up for this class. I was not aware there was a sequel to Alice in Wonderland so I am hoping it is as good as the first.

Beowulf
I know that there is a movie made based on this story and I have not watched it so I think it would be cool to read the story and then watch the movie after. Also, I visited Sweden in 5th grade for a hockey tournament and thought Scandanavia was beautiful and the people were great.

Czech Folktales
My mom's side of the family is Czech but I have never really heard any folktales to my knowledge so I think it would be interesting to learn some. Maybe I have heard some and will realize I have through reading these stories. 
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  1. Laura GibbsJanuary 22, 2016 at 3:25 PM

    That sounds like a perfect combination for Weeks 2 and 3, Steve! I am really glad you want to read the Jewish Fairy Tales (that is one of my favorite units of all!), and then for Ovid you can look at the lists of stories for the different Ovid options, and see which one grabs you the most. Of course, I think they are all good! If you do the first Ovid unit (Books 1-4), you will get to read about Deucalion, who is kind of the Greek Noah, the man who, together with his wife, survived the great world-flood. As you can see, the Jewish Fairy Tales book also has a Noah story... but not the same story that you read in the Bible, since it involves a giant and a unicorn! :-)

    And for Czech stories, that is so cool to have a family connection!There are several wonderful collections of Czech folktales online; you can find out more about that here:
    Eastern Europe: Czech Story Collections:
    The Key of Gold: Czech Folk Tales by Josef Baudis (that is the one in the UnTextbook)
    Czechoslovak Fairy Tales by Parker Fillmore
    The Shoemaker's Apron - Czechoslovak Tales by Parker Fillmore

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