Heroes, Deeds and Wonders
This unit will help students develop concepts pertaining to
the tales genre, specifically the messages that tales convey; the tradition of tales and their retellings across the ages; the similarities and differences among tales from different cultures
lessons and values taught and learned through these tales-love, compassion, forgiveness, courage, friendship, peace
the oral tradition and its historical and cultural impact across and within many groups, and the emphasis on oral tradition and retellling
Tales-Heroes, Deeds, and Wonders Teacher's Resource Module by Kim Newlove
Links
Borrowed Black by Bryan Obed
Persephone retold by Claire Boiko
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Catcher by Bruce Coville
Out of the Dark by Welwyn Wilton Katz