Saturday, October 15, 2011

List of Read Alouds for Mystery of History Volume II

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Well, we finally finished Mystery of History, Volume 1 from last year.  I honestly have no idea how we got so far behind!  But we're ready to move on to Volume 2 finally.


My problem is this......I have an insane amount of books I want to read aloud to the girls this year!  Yeah, they are ages 11 and 14 and read VERY well by themselves...but we like read alouds, and there's just something about hearing it!   Besides, the girls generally would have never even picked up the books we read last year on their own....yet, they ended up loving almost every title we read for MOH1!   I hope it's the same this year!  They really help make history come alive.

Below is my list of books for this year (with a few videos/audios thrown in.)  I know there is NO WAY I can read all of these this year.  And I don't want to bog the girls down with assigning them to read lots of chapter books, as they have their assignments for Lightning Literature.  (That's why the most of the assigned ones on this list are picture books or very quick reads.)

I need help in narrowing this list down.....by about half of the chapter books!   So if you see anything on this list that should definitely not miss reading or that you would recommend skipping, please let me know!  I really want to read the best of the best...what will be most memorable to my girls.  (Most of them I have not pre-read, so I'm not sure of the content and would love any insight there if you've read a title and could warn me of anything that might be of concern.  I've tagged a few of them with "pre-read" so I can remember to definitely check them out prior.)



ETA:  A few folks have told me of books they really enjoyed, so I have made their titles bold to mark them as a "don't miss" title.  





2011- 2012 Mystery of History Read Alouds Read Aloud Pages Own / Library Comments
Week Lesson Title or Assigned?


Weeks 2-4: Should I read aloud Ides of April/Beyond the Desert Gate/Eagle of the Ninth/Silver Branch/Lantern Bearers? We own some.
1 3 Paul the Emissary
Video Lib
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Beric the Briton Audio Audio Own by Jim Weiss (62AD Roman invasion of Britain)
2 5 Forbidden Gates Read Aloud 126 Own Stephen, the first martyr
2 5 Trial & Triumph Read Aloud
Own Chapter 1, Polycarp
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Twice Freed Read Aloud 190 Own Paul/Philemon (mentions Stephen's stoning)
2 6 Pearl Maiden Read Aloud 371 Own culminates in the siege/destruction
2 6 For the Temple Audio Audio Own by Jim Weiss
3 7 Masada: The Last Fortress Read Aloud
Own Pre-read-the subject was handled well.  We will read aloud.
3 9 Escape from Pompeii / MTH Vacation Under the Volcano Assigned
Lib
4 12 Saint Valentine (Sabuda) Assigned
Own
5 14 Trial & Triumph Read Aloud
Own Chapter 3, Constantine
6 16 Rescue in the Mayan Jungle Read Aloud 144 Ch. Lib.
6 17 Augustine: The Farmer's Boy of Tagaste Read Aloud 93 Own
6 17 Trial & Triumph Read Aloud
Own Chapter 6, Monica & Augustine, Christian Mother & Son
6 18 The Indestructible Book
Video Own
7 19 Trial & Triumph Read Aloud
Own Chapter 7, St. Patrick
7 19 What Really Happened in the Middle Ages Read Aloud
PDF Chapter 1, St. Patrick, Sower of Light
7 20 Famous Men of the Middle Ages Read Aloud
Own Chapter 2, Attila the Hun
8 23 Sword in the Tree Assigned
Own
8 23 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Audio?
Lib Audio by Dufris (12 hrs.) or abridged by Naxos
8 23 Black Horses for the King Read Aloud 217 Own
8 24 What Really Happened in the Middle Ages Read Aloud
PDF Chapter 2, Theodora, Empress of the New Roman Empire
8 24 Anna of Byzantium Read Aloud
Lib
8 25 Across a Wide and Dark Sea / Marguerite Makes a Book Assigned
Own
9 29 Famous Men of the Middle Ages Read Aloud
Own Chapter 8, Muhammad
10 30 Saladin Assigned
Lib
11 32 Dragon Slayer (Beowulf) Read Aloud 108 Own
12 34 Trial & Triumph Read Aloud
Own Chapter 9: Boniface, Missionary
13 37 Son of Charlemagne Read Aloud 208 Own
13 37 Famous Men of the Middle Ages Read Aloud
Own Chapter 10, Charlemagne
13 37 Trial & Triumph Read Aloud
Own Chapter 10: Charlemagne, Protector
13 38 Shadow Spinner Read Aloud 219 Own
14 40 Raiders from the Sea Read Aloud 191 Own (There are others in the series, but do not own them.)
14 40 Beorn the Proud Read Aloud 208 Own
14 40 Viking Adventure Assigned
Own
14 42 The Namesake: A Story of King Alfred Read Aloud 269 Own
14 42 Augustine Came to Kent Read Aloud 184 Own
14 42 Trial & Triumph Read Aloud
Own Chapter 1: Alfred the Great, Christian King
15 43 The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow Read Aloud 240 Own AKA The Story of Rolf : A Viking Adventure
16 46 What Really Happened in the Middle Ages Read Aloud
PDF Chapter 3, Good King Wenceslas, Duke of Bohemia
18 52 Leif the Lucky Assigned 56 Own
18 53 Tales from Shakespeare Read Aloud
Own Macbeth
18 54 Famous Men of the Middle Ages Read Aloud
Own Chapter 17, El Cid
19 55 The Shield Ring Read Aloud 234 Own
19 55 The King's Shadow Read Aloud 259 Own
19 55 Striped Ships Read Aloud 226 Own
19 55 Famous Men of the Middle Ages Read Aloud
Own Chapter 19, William the Conqueror
20 58 Paula the Waldensian Read Aloud 191 Own (for mom to read....Rora—great book, though sad)
20 58 Trial & Triumph Read Aloud
Own Chapter 14, Peter Waldo
20 59 Eleanor: Crown Jewel of Aquitaine Assigned 187 Lib Royal Diaries Series, France, 1136
20 59 What Really Happened in the Middle Ages Read Aloud
PDF Chapter 5, My Grandmother the Queen, Eleanor
20 59 A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver Read Aloud 200 Own
20 59 The Hidden Treasure of Glaston Read Aloud
Own?
21 61 The Lost Baron Read Aloud 297 Own
21 61 Boy Knight: A Story of the Crusades Read Aloud 324 Own (AKA Winning His Spurs)
21 62 Robin Hood Assigned
Own (Could listen to Jim Weiss' audio of Robin Hood)
21 63 The Perfect Sword Read Aloud
Lib Pre-read?
Qtr4
Apple & The Arrow Assigned
Own
Qtr4
Trumpeter of Krakow Read Aloud 208 Own
22 64 Trial & Triumph Read Aloud
Own Chapter 15, Francis of Assissi
22 65 Phillip's Crusade: The True Story of the Children's Crusade Read Aloud 316 Own
22
Wings Like a Dove (Chosen Daughters series) Read Aloud OR Assign? 205 Own Jeanne D'Albret (not covered in MOH2)
22 66 Adam of the Road Read Aloud OR Assign? 317 Own
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Otto of the Silver Hand Read Aloud 170 Own MA Germany
24 70 The Book of Virtues Assigned
Own The King & His Hawk pages 37-39
24 71 Famous Men of the Middle Ages Read Aloud
Own Chapter 27, Marco Polo
24 72 In Freedom's Cause: A Story of Wallace & Bruce Audio Audio Own by Jim Weiss
24 72 Girl in a Cage Read Aloud 234 Own Robert the Bruce's daughter, Marjorie
24 72 Famous Men of the Middle Ages Read Aloud
Own Chapter 26, Robert Bruce


The Door in the Wall Read Aloud or Audio? 120 pgs. Own (Could get audio from library again)
26 76 A Parcel of Patterns Read Aloud
Lib Pre-read?
26 78 The Beggar's Bible Read Aloud 134 Own
26 78 John Wycliffe: The Morning Star Video 75 min. Lib? Bob Jones ShowForth Video
26 78 Trial & Triumph Read Aloud
Own Chapter 17, John Wyclif, Morningstar


Fire, Bone, & Bed Read Aloud
Lib 1381 Feudal System  (Update:  I skimmed, and think I will pass on this one)
27 80 Trial & Triumph Read Aloud
Own Chapter 18, John Huss, Forerunner
27 80 John Huss Video
Lib? Bob Jones ShowForth Video
27 81 Famous Men of the Middle Ages Read Aloud
Own Chapter 32, Joan of Arc
27 81 Warrior Girl Read Aloud 352 Own
27 81 What Really Happened in the Middle Ages Read Aloud
PDF Chapter 6, Joan of Arc, Maid of France
28 84 Ink on His Fingers Read Aloud 127 Own
28 84 Famous Men of the Middle Ages Read Aloud
Own Chapter 33, Gutenberg







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2 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness! Wild! Maybe I can skip the history program and just use your read aloud list! :) Would you share you list from MOH1? I might start there. ;) Ami

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  2. Hi, I understand your being overwhelmed at the list! They all look so good...what to choose? We used MOH 2 last year, and we really enjoyed "Rolf and the Viking Bow" and "Door in the Wall". "Leif the Lucky" was a really short read, but enjoyable too. Hope that helps!

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