Week 2 Reading Overview

I am honestly very excited for all of these stories! Personally I enjoy reading various fantasy novels with magic and sorcery. I think many of these are going to be right up my alley. My favorite Disney movie is Hercules so any stories along those lines will be very intriguing! My boyfriend also has extensive knowledge of mythology so it will be fun to know some of these tales too.

Choose from CLASSICAL and/or BIBLICAL units for Weeks 3 and 4.
Week 3: Ovid's Metamorphoses
Week 4: Adam and Eve
Choose from MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units for Weeks 5 and 6.

Week 5: Ancient Egyptian Myths and Stories

Week 6: Persian Tales

Choose from ASIAN and/or AFRICAN units for Weeks 7 and 9. [Week 8 is review week.]

Week 7: Japanese Mythology

Week 9: West African Folktales

Choose from NATIVE AMERICAN units for Weeks 10 and 11.

Week 10: Alaskan Legends

Week 11: Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes

Choose from BRITISH and/or CELTIC units for Weeks 12 and 13.

Week 12: Beowulf

Week 13: Celtic Fairy Tales

Choose from EUROPEAN units for Weeks 14 and 15.

Week 14: Grimm (Librivox)

Week 15: Dante's Inferno

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