Our Latest Read Aloud

This will tie in with our history study of ancient cultures.


A World Treasury of Myths, Legends, and Folktales: Stories from Six Continents (Hardcover) by Renata Bini
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 316 pages
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (November 1, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0810945541
ISBN-13: 978-0810945548
Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 9.6 x 0.7 inches

We have finished this book.

Shakespeare Study--Twelfth Night

This week our focus is on Shakeseare's Twelfth Night. We'll be reading the adapted version for children.

Twelfth Night (Hardcover)retold by Bruce Coville
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 48 pages
Publisher: Dial; First Printing edition (March 10, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0803723180
ISBN-13: 978-0803723184
Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.9 x 0.4 inches

Shakespeare Study--The Tempest

We are beginning our Shakespeare study by watching The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Tempest DVD. This play is done in the original Shakespearean language. I simply stop the video and explain what is going on in any parts my son does not understand.




We are also reading this book, The Tempest, from Pocket Classics,(Mass Market Paperback, 1984, which explains the play in a kid-friendly version.

For our literary element, we will be studying "Plot." (We are using the Teacher's Edition of Glencoe Literature--Transparencies Set--Grade 11.)