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Nivel de inglés: desconocido
Grado de EE. UU. 4 - 7
Tricksters exist in the myths and folktales of cultures around the world. Tricksters are mysterious, fascinating, funny and - just sometimes - evil. It is incredible that trickster tales developed across all continents of the world, and in this class, we will get to meet many of them. We will get to go deep into what it means to be a trickster. We will see why they are important, and what role they play in culture. We will compare tricksters cross-culturally, looking at how each story relates to the mythology it belongs to. And finally, we will tie it all together by considering a provocative question: what should we learn from the stories of tricksters? The stories come from a broad global tradition. Lesson 1 - Puck, Lange Wapper and Changeling Children (Western European) Lesson 2 - Eris, Hermes, Dionysus: Greek Trickery (Ancient Greek) Lesson 3 - Mulla Nasruddin: The Wise Fool (Across the Islamic World) Lesson 4 - Anansi (West Africa) Lesson 5 - Tanuki, Kitsuni and Jiraiya (Japanese) Lesson 6 - Fox Pranx: Reynard and Kuma Lisa (Pan-European) Lesson 7 - The Modern Tricksters Lesson 8 - Learning from Tricksters Each lesson begins by sharing the location of the story on a map, and shares some of the source material for the myths and folktales. We will then explore the tricksters themselves, and then we will hear the tales about them. As with all of my mythology classes - Greek of the Week, Norse Course, Iliad and Odyssey - the sessions use Google Slides, but in a dynamic manner, rather than a one-way lecture. The sessions are built around talk, sharing, storytelling and questioning - from the students as well as from me. The lessons are participative, and all students will have the opportunity to join in, read in role, narrate text on screen, and play 'in character'. These activities are designed to be completely risk-free and entirely optional - should children not wish to read and contribute in this way, they will still have a rich and deep experience in-class. We are exploring humorous content, and my teaching style is - as always - casual, intellectual, relaxed and playful. I encourage students to see the classroom as a kind of academic playtime, and I am intentional about supporting them to know each other and build friendships within the class. Kids who want to study world mythology tend to have lots of other things in common too. Whilst there is no compulsory work between sessions, children are invited to read and retell trickster tales as we progress through the course, and all are invited to use the Outschool classroom as a creative workspace for their own exchanges.
Metas de aprendizaje
Students will deepen their knowledge of the anthropological concept of the Trickster
They will learn about the similarities and differences between tales from a range of world mythologies
They will develop the skills of self-reflection, applying the stories to their own lives
Programa de estudios
8 Lecciones
más de 8 semanasLección 1:
Western Europe: Faeries, Changelings and 'Long Flag'
Using stories from the British Isles, Belgium and across Western Europe, we explore the unusual tricks of the fairies. They are very much not the Disney fairies ... it is much weirder than that. We also learn about Lange Wapper, a Flemish trickster hero.
55 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 2:
Ancient Greek Tricksters: Hermes, Eris, Dionysus
We dive deep into Greek Mythology, looking at Hermes - the most famous of the Greek trickster gods- as well as looking at some others who might also be called tricksters. Expect tortoises to be turned into musical instruments.
55 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 3:
The Trickster Teacher of the Islamic World: Mulla Nasruddin
This lesson is focused on the wonderful figure of Mulla Nasruddin/Nasredin/Hodja, whose stories are found in Turkey, Iraq, along the Silk Road, and across the Islamic world. Mulla Nasruddin is known as the Wise Fool, and we will enact some of his short stories and lessons. The stories of Nasruddin manage to be silly and inspiring in equal measure.
55 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 4:
The Webs of West Africa: Anansi the Spider
We look at the many stories of Anansi/Ananse, which are told worldwide, and especially in the mythologies and storytelling cultures of West Africa and the Caribbean. Anansi manages to always get what Anansi wants, with smarts, deception and a very healthy appetite.
55 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Otros detalles
Orientación para padres
Mythology often invites open and reflective discussion about big universal themes, such as life and death. Tales often have violent edge to them. As I do in all of my classes, I use my 11+ years of professional judgement to frame the lessons in ways that feel safe and fully age-appropriate.
Lista de útiles escolares
None
Recursos externos
Los estudiantes no necesitarán utilizar ninguna aplicación o sitio web más allá de las herramientas estándar de Outschool.
Experiencia y certificaciones del docente
I am a primary-trained teacher with 11 years experience. I work in UK schools as a specialist mythology and poetry educator, and have 2+ years experience teaching rich, intellectual and accessible mythology lessons on Outschool. My experience as a specialist educator enables me to confidently and skilfully manage the complex dynamics of rich, discussion-based classes with mixed-age and mixed-ability groups.
Reseñas
Clase grupal
23 US$
semanalmente o 180 US$ por 8 clases1 x por semana, 8 semanas
55 min
Completado por 45 alumnos
Videoconferencias en vivo
Edades: 9-13
3-12 alumnos por clase
Asistencia financiera
Tutoría
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