The Adventures of Ulysses

The Adventures of Ulysses, by Bernard Evslin

Audio Version of the Novel: http://www.sanjuan.edu/webpages/esantillanes/summer_school.cfm?subpage=81560

Map of Ulysses' Journey


VIDEO: "Odysseus on the Island of the Cyclopes, Polyphemus" (YouTube, 10 min.)

VIDEO: "The Odyssey" movie trailer (YouTube, 5min.)


Other book cover images:

Ancient Greece: Overview

Ancient Greece (University Press, Inc.)

Ancient Greek Alphabet Song (YouTube video)

Pictures of Knossos (Ancient-Greece.com)

Minoans & Myceneans placards (Mitchell Teachers)

The Golden Age of Athens placards (Mitchell Teachers)

Athens vs. Sparta placards (Mitchell Teachers)

Grade 7 Humanities Good Reads

READING LINKS

• NYT Summer Reading Contest:
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/27/our-third-annual-summer-reading-contest/?hp

• Recommended reading from WMS students:  http://wmsgreatreads.blogspot.com/

• Watertown Free Public Library for Teens
http://watertownlibraryteens.blogspot.com/

• WMS ONE SCHOOL, ONE BOOK 

2012: Touching Spirit Bear, Ben Mikaelsen




 2011: The London Eye Mystery, Siobhan Dowd

History of the London Eye: http://www.londoneye.com/ExploreTheLondonEye/History/Default.aspx

London Eye Anagram Challenge: http://www.what2learn.com/games/play/528/

How Stuff Works: http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/london-eye.htm



2010: Peak, by Roland Smith



2009: Three Cups of Tea (young reader's edition), by Greg Mortensen


2008: City of Ember, Jean DuPrau

2007: Al Capone Does My Shirts, Gennifer Choldenko


2006: Hoot, by Carl Hiassen