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Teaching The Fiery Tail: A Chinese Tale of True Beauty

The Fiery Tail: A Chinese Tale of True Beauty

The peacocks all made plans to make themselves more beautiful and stand out from the crowd. But one good-hearted little peacock thought to himself, “I am such an ordinary peacock, there is no hope for me.”

Hua Long
Teaching Tolerance Project

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

What is true beauty?
STANDARDS:

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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