Week 2 Reading Overview


Choose from CLASSICAL and/or BIBLICAL units for Weeks 3 and 4.
Week 3: Homer's Odyssey
Week 4: Ovid's Metamorphoses
Choose from MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units for Weeks 5 and 6.
Week 5: Ancient Egypt
Week 6: Arabian Nights
Choose from ASIAN and/or AFRICAN units for Weeks 7 and 9. [Week 8 is review week.]
Week 7: Japanese Mythology
Week 9: Chinese Fairy Tales
Choose from NATIVE AMERICAN units for Weeks 10 and 11.
Week 10: Pacific Northwest
Week 11: Apache
Choose from BRITISH and/or CELTIC units for Weeks 12 and 13.
Week 12: English Tales
Week 13: Celtic Tales
Choose from EUROPEAN units for Weeks 14 and 15.
Week 14: Russian Folktales
Week 15: Dante's Inferno

I really like the stories that were in the UnTexbook, it is a really great compilation of stuff. I am a big fan of classical mythology, especially Greek and Norse mythology. I tried to pick stories that I am not familiar with in that section. There were lots of sections where it was hard for me to choose, like in the European and Middle Easter units, there were fascinating stories in there.

I was a little disappointed that the Native American unit only covered North American Tribes. The stories are seemed really interesting, and I think they are great, but being from Mexico, I was looking forward to reading some stories by the Aztecs or Mayans, they have really cool stories such as "The Legend of Popocatepetl & Iztaccíhuatl" and many more.


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