Perfect For

• • Schools
  • Libraries
  • Community Programs
  • Festivals

Recommended Ages

• • All ages

Program Length

• • 45–60 Minutes

Learning Themes

• • Folklore
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Literary Traditions
  • Critical Thinking
  • Heritage

Ole School Classics

Before happily ever after… there was a very different story.

Some stories are classics:  “Cinderella”, “Red Riding Hood,” and “King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table” to name a few.  However, since the first writings of these classic stories, they have changed, and in many cases, changed considerably.  This program shares some of the “classics” – using the earliest versions, and sometimes the very newest.  Take a trip way back before everything was “happily ever after” and a trip forward into the 21st-century.  Most appropriate for 3rd grade and above, and is particularly fun and engaging for middle and high schoolers.         

Sample Activities

• Comparing different versions of classic stories
• Identifying changes in characters and plot
• Audience discussion of story endings and themes

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