Rough Draft Table of Literature Selections to go with CC Cycle 2

*Many of these titles have resources on Homeschool Share 

CC Cycle 2

Week	History	Connection
Week 1	Charlemagne, Pope, Holy Roman Empire, Europe, Medieval	Monastacism	The Ink Garden of Brother Theophane http://showerofroses.blogspot.com/2013/02/papal-unit-study.html http://www.homeschoolshare.com/robin_hood.php down by Friars and also activities regarding occupations http://www.charlesbridge.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=5352 Great info on Book of Kells and name of Monk
Week 2	William the Conqueror, East/West Schism, England, feudalism	Era/Illuminations	Margerite Makes a Book http://www.homeschoolshare.com/marguerite_makes_a_book_unit.php
Week 3	The Crusades, 1095-1291, Turks, Jerusalem	Era/ Knights	St. George and the Dragon  - Library The Squire and The Scroll http://www.homeschoolshare.com/saint_george_and_the_dragon.php http://www.squidoo.com/saint-george-and-the-dragon-picture-book-study
Week 4	Magna Carta, 100 Years War	Era/ War/Knights	The Making of a Knight/ Brave Young Knight http://www.homeschoolshare.com/knights_lapbook.php
Week 5	Joan of Arc, Franc, Plague, 100 Years War	European Royalty	The Duchess Bakes a Cake http://www.homeschoolshare.com/plague.php
Week 6	Renaissance, da Vinci, Shakespeare, Michelangelo, Copernicus	Renaissance/Michelangelo	Clown of God (Renaissance) http://www.homeschoolshare.com/clown_of_god.php Michelangelos Surprise http://www.homeschoolshare.com/michelangelos_surprise.php
Week 7	Reformation, Martin Luther, Pop Leo,John Calvin	Martin Luther	Martin Luther the Man who changed the World http://www.amazon.com/The-Barber-Who-Wanted-Pray/dp/1433527030/ref=pd_sim_b_3 The adventure of Martin Luther http://www.amazon.com/Spy-Night-Riders-Martin-Trailblazer/dp/1556612370/ref=pd_sim_b_11 http://www.amazon.com/dp/1845505611/?ref=cm_sw_r_pi_dp_7TYdrb14SY1T9 http://www.homeschoolshare.com/reformation.php Luther Lapbook
Week 8	Explorers	Explorers	Columbus by D’ulaire Leif the Lucky by Dulaire Pedro’s Journal Henry the Navigator http://www.123homeschool4me.com/2012/01/explorers-part-2-marco-polo-prince.html http://homeschoolblogger.com/bbbandl/780862
Week 9	Absolute Monarchs	Europe/Royalty	*Quiltmakers gift *Fritz and the Beautiful Horses
Week 10	History of Russia	Russian Architecture/Russia	Another Celebrated Dancing Bear Rechenka’s Eggs http://www.homeschoolshare.com/country_russia.php Missionaries to Russia Expedition eArth http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/russia.html http://www.rainbowkids.com/HTMLFiles.aspx?page=RussiaAct  http://homeschoolmommatoccm.blogspot.com/2011/02/russia-unit-study.html http://harvestministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Wk9-TWGHW1.pdf http://homeschoolercafe.blogspot.com/2010/10/creating-heart-for-missions-in-children_15.html
Week 11	French revolution	King Louis and Marie Antoinette	*Hot Air Madeleine Anatole
Week 12	Battle of Waterloo		Maria’s Comet
13		Industrial Revolution	Bobbin Girl or Little Toot
14	WWI	WWI leaders	Casey Over There
15		Neutral country/ One of the WW1 countries	Klara’s New World or a Song for Lena
16		WW2	Grandfather’s Journey
17		Ww2 leader	Cats in Krasinski Square
18		UN	A new coat for Anna
19		Korean War	The Firekeeper’s Son
20		Vietnam War	Angel Child, Dragon Child or America’s White Table
21		End of Cold War	Rechenka’s Eggs
22		Fall of Communism	Hidden Tales from Eastern Europe
23		Gulf War	Ashley’s Yellow Ribbon or  Librarian of Basra or Silent Music: A story of Bagdad
24		Apartheid Ending	At the Crossroads