Literature Units 2012-2013

2012-2013 Wishbone Episodes, Dover Books & Attainments

September 7^th) A TAIL IN TWAIN ( Part 1) TOM SAWYER (7 Chapters) History- American Life in the 1890's

September 21^st) A TAIL IN TWAIN (Part 2) HUCK FINN (8 Chapters) History- American Life in the 1890's

October 5th) FRANKENBONE –FRANKENSTEIN (11 chapters) Modern Science vs. Christian Creation "Frightful must it be; for SUPREMELY frightful would be the effect of any human endeavor to mock the stupendous mechanism of the Creator of the world" ~ Mary Shelley

October 19th) HALLOWEEN HOUND (approximately 60 Min) SLEEPY HOLLOW

(50 Pages) Break it up like 6 or 7 chapters or whatever!! History-Revolutionary War

November 2nd) DIGGING UP THE PAST RIP VAN WINKLE Break it up to like 5 chapters (25 pages) History-Revolutionary War

November 16th) DANCES WITH DOGS – POCAHONTAS 12 chapters The Pilgrims Survival in the new world- "American" History 1600's / Native culture

December 7) THE PRINCE AND THE POOCH –PRINCE AND THE PAUPER 11 chapters England in the 1540's
and the desire for fair government

January 18th) HERCULES UNLEASHED –HERCULES 13 chapters Foreign Culture
Greek Myth and Culture

February 1st) ROSIE OH, ROSIE OH –ROMEO AND JULIETTE (1 chapter) From Lambs Tales From Shakespear for Children Break it up into like 4 parts!! Foundational
English -Literature

February 15th) SHAKESPAW –SHAKSPEAR THE TEMPEST from Lambs' Tales of Shakespear for Children (1 chapter) Break it up into like 4 parts!! Foundational English -Literature

March 1st) MUTTKETEER – THREE MUSKETEERS (10 chapters) French /Foreign culture – 17^th century France – French Monarchy and Political Corruption and the role of the Catholic Church

March15th) LITTLE BIG DOG –DAVID AND GOLIATH (1^st Samuel 17:1-58) read 14 or 15 verses per day -Foreign Culture / Jewish history

April 19^th) IMPAWSSIBLE DREAM – DON QUIXOTE (20 chapters 2 per day = 10) Spanish/ Foreign culture -17^th century Spain – Corruption vs., Nobility

May 3rd) BARK THAT BARK – AFRICAN FOLK TALES 18 chapters (2 per day=9) African Foreign Culture

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