For those considering it still or on the waiting list, please check out our fun overview of the semester! As you can see, I have created it using a variety of learning styles.
We are going to immerse ourselves in so many iconic classics with this updated reading list. Most books are available at the library or I've provided an audio/video option for the students.
(quick sample)
AUG 27
Intro to Hero’s Journey: Hero's Journey Intro video
Find it in the movies! (Group projects)
BOOKS & OUTLINE
SEPT 3, 10, 24 & OCT 1 Weeks 1-4: Mythology
Week 1: Fairy Tales:
Week 2: Greek/Norse Mythology
Week 3: Odysseus/Ulysses and Aeneas
Week 4: “Epic of Gilgamesh”
OCT 8, 15, 22, 29 Weeks 5-8 “Beowulf” and “Inferno”
Week 5 & 6: “Beowulf”--watch video and read/listen to while listening
Week 7: “Inferno”--watch video and read 15 min/day (1 hour total)
Week 8: Compare and contrast epic poems/heroes
OCT 29, NOV 5 & 12 Weeks 9-11 “Hiawatha”
Weeks 11-13: Hiawatha
Listen to while coloring “Woodland Indians” coloring book pages (provided by Mary)
NOV 19: (evening class)
Week 14: watch “Hamlet” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq5HKX1vicM and discuss
Dress in Shakespearean garb and eat feast while watching on projected sheet
DEC 3 & 4- watch/perform “Les Miserables” and identify the hero's journey inherent in that story
DEC 3 & 10
Week 15 & 16: “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens (watch George C Scott version or read)
JAN: King Arthur & The Hobbit
Week 17...
FEB: Pride and Prejudice
MAR: Student vote! "A Sound of Thunder" short story by Ray Bradbury, "Lord of the Flies" or "To Kill a Mockingbird"
APR: Student pick! “Hunger Games,” “Harry Potter” or “The Alchemist”
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