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Read Write Think: Teaching the Epic Through Ghost Stories
This lesson plan uses the oral tradition of ghost stories (anchored in the Gothic) as a means of explaining the oral tradition of the epics. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
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Iran Chamber Society: Hakim Abol Qasem Ferdowsi Tousi
A biography of the great 10th century Persian poet, Ferdowsi. The focus of this biography is on his writing of the epic poem, "Shahnameh" or "The Epic of Kings."