Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Coming attractions: Storm's 6th grade humanities: REVISED

Plan is to read several stories from Chinese Folk Tales: An Anthology; translated by Yin-lien C. Chin; Yetta S. Center; Mildred Ross. Paper ISBN: 978-1-56324-800-9. No audio files available; but electronic text files are available in Questia at http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=78510276 (Note: Questia memberships cost $20 per month, $45 per quarter, or $100 per year).

Here's a tentative schedule:

1. The Clever Daughter-in-Law - read in class on Tuesday, April 10
2. Finding a Wife for the River God - read over the weekend of April 14; quiz on Tuesday April 17
3. The White Snake - April 28 weekend
........No story.....CAMP
4. Monkey - May 11 weekend

Students will also begin reading
The Examination by Malcolm Bosse. The book is available from Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFBD). This project will start around April 11, and students will read about 26 pages per assignment; I don't know the timing or frequency of assignments yet.

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