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Classic Tales, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge » Stories

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You are in: Home. This site uses cookies. If you continue it is assumed that you are happy to receive all cookies. Accept and close. Aesop's Fables: Stories of a Slave. Aesop was a slave in ancient Greece who earned his freedom by telling fables. In the education of ancient Greeks and Romans, fables were known as 'progymnasmata' - exercises that trained students in writing and public speaking. They learnt the fables, expanded on them and invented their own to use in speeches as persuasive examples. 1 min...

Classic Tales, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge » Teachers' Area

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You are in: Home. This site uses cookies. If you continue it is assumed that you are happy to receive all cookies. Accept and close. Free high quality audio tellings of classical tales in the classroom (choose from Fables, Metamorphoses, War with Troy or Return from Troy in the left-hand menu from any page in this website). Teaching notes with many extra resources associated with each story. See also the menu on right-hand side of this page, where you can access further information, training.

Classic Tales, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge » War with Troy

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You are in: Home. This site uses cookies. If you continue it is assumed that you are happy to receive all cookies. Accept and close. War With Troy: The Story of Achilles. Tells the story of Achilles and the Trojan War in twelve episodes. It begins with the story of the golden apple and ends with the death of Achilles and the fall of Troy. An Apple for a Goddess. Greek on Greek: Wounded Pride. Triumph for the Trojans? New Armour for Achilles. The Anger of Achilles. The Pity of Achilles.

Classic Tales, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge » Metamorphoses

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You are in: Home. This site uses cookies. If you continue it is assumed that you are happy to receive all cookies. Accept and close. Metamorphoses: Tales of Change. The Metamorphoses tales and other Greek myths featured here often involve some form of transformation and explore many aspects of human nature: greed, curiosity, vanity, generosity, arrogance, creativity. This makes them a very powerful springboard for discussion and creative work. Creation 1 - The Very Beginning. Creation 2 - Prometheus.

Classic Tales, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge » About

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You are in: Home. This site uses cookies. If you continue it is assumed that you are happy to receive all cookies. Accept and close. About the classical tales website. Tried and tested in primary and secondary schools around the country, the resources are designed to be easily adaptable for different levels. For each story there are support materials including:. One or more audio files. Images for use in the classroom. Information provided by Classic Tales.