Whitney in KY Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 I need to compile my own reading list (for a non-reader) in the 9th/10th grader. Does such a thing exist already? Thanks so much. Whitney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emubird Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 If you're looking for easier selections, the 5th grade of the Tanglewood curriculum has some ideas: http://www.tanglewoodeducation.com/grade5.htm There are some meatier suggestions here: http://home.comcast.net/~tjlm/20072008T12.html We've just picked a few things here and there that looked interesting. A Greek play, Gilgamesh, The Iliad, parts of the Bible. We mean to do The Odyssey, but it hasn't happened so far. We've also done some modern fiction about the ancients: Lavinia The Penelopiad The Red Tent There are (for some reason) a lot of mysteries based in Rome. Saylor wrote a few. There is also one called The Silver Pigs, and a few others that I'm not remembering. I only read one of the Saylor books and wasn't terribly impressed, but it might appeal to others. We also watched a number of documentaries and fictional TV shows: I, Claudius HBO Rome In Search of the Trojan War (Michael Wood) Helen of Troy (Bettany Hughes) The Greeks Cleopatra (with Elizabeth Taylor) Troy these were just some of them A lot of these have questionable content, so you might want to preview. (Actually, HBO Rome is beyond questionable.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedarmom Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Have you thought about taking the regular book lists ( from sonlight, WTM ) and just getting the audio version? My son is a reader, but we did this for several books, and found it very helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emubird Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 We've done a lot of reading out loud for the classics. When we did Oedipus, we each took a part. As there are generally only 3 characters on stage at a time, this works with a small group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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