Literature: In Search of a Homeland.

I've assigned each chapter as one session, but that's probably light. We could work through two chapters a session. I've also kept a fairly simple read, discuss the characters, draw pattern throughout - simply because its nice to have a simple subject and lets me see how my children are interacting with the material.

• The Fall of Troy Read, narrate and describe the main characters. Sinon and Aeneas. Include a picture of Troy as they escaped from its walls.
  
• The Wandering of Aeneas, Narrate the story, describe the main characters Aeneas, Anchises, Celaeno and Helenus. Include a map of the Trojans wanderings.
  
  
• A Storm and a Welcome, read and narrate, Include a sentence or two about the main characters in the chapter what type of person are they, and what is their role in the story. Draw Dido in her court.
  
  
• Dido and Aeneas. Read and Narrate the story. Describe the main characters and the way in which they acted in this story, especially, Dido, Aeneas, Anna Juno and Venus. Draw a picture of the ships sailing away and seeing the fire in the background.
  
  
• The Funeral Games Read and narrate this story. There are too many small characters to do character work here, but draw a picture of one of the activities from the games.
  
  
• Descent into the Underworld. One of the happy coincidences was reading this while we were also studying Julius Caesar, it made a bit more sense.  Read and narrate this story. It really needed a discussion about what was and wasn't likely to be true. We drew a scene from the underworld.
  
  
• The Flames of War, Read and  narrate this story. Using the map at the back of the book sow their journey to this point. Record the main characters and what they are like.
  
  
• The Future Foretold. Read and narrate the chapter. Note down the key characters and their role in the story. What would a river look like as a person. Draw the River God using your imagination to show what this personification of the river would look like.
  
  
• Nisus and Euryalus, continue reading and narrating this chapter. What are these two Trojans like. Draw these two brave Trojans.
  
  
• The Return of Aeneas. Continue to read, narrate and describe the new characters. For this Chapter draw a picture of the council of the gods/goddesses debating who should be allowed to win the war.
  
  
• Camilla and the death of Turnus. Continue reading and narrating this story. What are the main characters and what are their roles in the conflict. At the end of the story the Trojans win the battle and are allowed to build their new city. Draw a picture of this city on the banks of the Tiber River.