Arabian Nights Tv Special

[Nancy Lieber <nlieber@execpc.com>]

I hope all of you enjoyed ABC's Arabian Nights as much as I did. Today I
asked if any third graders had watched Sunday night's show. Several had
and proceeded to tell the story of Back Back the Sultan's jester to the
rest of the class. They were able to retell the story to the delight of
classmates and many wanted to check out the books I had on Aladdin,
AliBaba, Hodja Stories and more. I thought the TV program was very well
done as it represented storytelling in all its enchantment. I liked
Shaharazade's response to her husband's complaint that he seemed to
"learn" something from each story. her comment: that "... all good
stories have a moral". My third graders could identify the moral of Back
Back's story: to always admit what you do wrong and take responsibility!
The ending battle with all of its references to the previous tales was a
great finale. Amazing how good the material for the actors is when it
has stood the test of time. What a delightful event the special turned
out to be.
--
Nancy Lieber
Lower School Library/Media Specialist
University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Nlieber@execpc.com  or Nlieber@usm.k12.wi.us

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=
All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law.
To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to:
listserv@listserv.syr.edu   In the message write EITHER:
1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST
4) SET LM_NET MAIL  * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv.
For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/
Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.html
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=