Honors English 9A, MP1: What is your child reading?

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Anonymous wrote:I teach 9th grade honors english at a HS. Half my classes are reading The Magic Fish. The other half All American Boys

Is this just because there are too few copies of the book for every student to get the same one?

It may be due to English Learners in their class. If you are just learning English, the Magic Fish would be appropriate. All American Boy isn't honors reading level. Consider that this teacher has to divide their time between two student cohorts in one class.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I teach 9th grade honors english at a HS. Half my classes are reading The Magic Fish. The other half All American Boys

Is this just because there are too few copies of the book for every student to get the same one?

It may be due to English Learners in their class. If you are just learning English, the Magic Fish would be appropriate. All American Boy isn't honors reading level. Consider that this teacher has to divide their time between two student cohorts in one class.

Why isn't it honors reading?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine is reading Mice and Men.
I’m confused by OPs post — is she saying these are the only options for honors English 9? That’s what mine is taking.

Not all teachers follow the curriculum script.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I teach 9th grade honors english at a HS. Half my classes are reading The Magic Fish. The other half All American Boys

Is this just because there are too few copies of the book for every student to get the same one?

It may be due to English Learners in their class. If you are just learning English, the Magic Fish would be appropriate. All American Boy isn't honors reading level. Consider that this teacher has to divide their time between two student cohorts in one class.

Why isn't it honors reading?

The book's content is secondary-school level interest, but its Accelerated Reader level is 4.9, i.e., 4th grade, 9th month. Take a look at a few pages of the text and make your own determination.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I teach 9th grade honors english at a HS. Half my classes are reading The Magic Fish. The other half All American Boys

Is this just because there are too few copies of the book for every student to get the same one?

It may be due to English Learners in their class. If you are just learning English, the Magic Fish would be appropriate. All American Boy isn't honors reading level. Consider that this teacher has to divide their time between two student cohorts in one class.

Why isn't it honors reading?

The book's content is secondary-school level interest, but its Accelerated Reader level is 4.9, i.e., 4th grade, 9th month. Take a look at a few pages of the text and make your own determination.

Thank you for the explanation. I read a few pages last night but I don't have the framework to determine what is on level, accelerated, etc.

Could you point me to a true honors 9 book?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I teach 9th grade honors english at a HS. Half my classes are reading The Magic Fish. The other half All American Boys

Is this just because there are too few copies of the book for every student to get the same one?

It may be due to English Learners in their class. If you are just learning English, the Magic Fish would be appropriate. All American Boy isn't honors reading level. Consider that this teacher has to divide their time between two student cohorts in one class.

Why isn't it honors reading?

The book's content is secondary-school level interest, but its Accelerated Reader level is 4.9, i.e., 4th grade, 9th month. Take a look at a few pages of the text and make your own determination.

Thank you for the explanation. I read a few pages last night but I don't have the framework to determine what is on level, accelerated, etc.

Could you point me to a true honors 9 book?

DP. I would say that the only book option for this marking period that is at the 9th grade reading level is A Separate Peace. Neither Magic Fish nor All American Boys is appropriate for this grade.

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Anonymous wrote:House on Mango Street

Isn't that in the 4th grade CKLA curriculum?

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Anonymous wrote:I teach 9th grade honors english at a HS. Half my classes are reading The Magic Fish. The other half All American Boys

Is this just because there are too few copies of the book for every student to get the same one?

It may be due to English Learners in their class. If you are just learning English, the Magic Fish would be appropriate. All American Boy isn't honors reading level. Consider that this teacher has to divide their time between two student cohorts in one class.

Why isn't it honors reading?

The book's content is secondary-school level interest, but its Accelerated Reader level is 4.9, i.e., 4th grade, 9th month. Take a look at a few pages of the text and make your own determination.

Thank you for the explanation. I read a few pages last night but I don't have the framework to determine what is on level, accelerated, etc.

Could you point me to a true honors 9 book?

Orwell's 1984 has a rating of Accelerated Reader level of 8.9 and has a complex theme.

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Wow. I was frustrated when my kid's "Advanced" English 6 class was reading Magic Fish. Now I can wait to be infuriated AGAIN when they get it as a high schooler.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I teach 9th grade honors english at a HS. Half my classes are reading The Magic Fish. The other half All American Boys

Is this just because there are too few copies of the book for every student to get the same one?

No. I teach with two separate co teachers and each teacher chose a different book

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Anonymous wrote:I teach 9th grade honors english at a HS. Half my classes are reading The Magic Fish. The other half All American Boys

Is this just because there are too few copies of the book for every student to get the same one?

It may be due to English Learners in their class. If you are just learning English, the Magic Fish would be appropriate. All American Boy isn't honors reading level. Consider that this teacher has to divide their time between two student cohorts in one class.

Why isn't it honors reading?

The book's content is secondary-school level interest, but its Accelerated Reader level is 4.9, i.e., 4th grade, 9th month. Take a look at a few pages of the text and make your own determination.

Thank you for the explanation. I read a few pages last night but I don't have the framework to determine what is on level, accelerated, etc.

Could you point me to a true honors 9 book?

Orwell's 1984 has a rating of Accelerated Reader level of 8.9 and has a complex theme.

That's read in 10th grade.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:House on Mango Street

Isn't that in the 4th grade CKLA curriculum?

Yes. Excerpt in grade 4 I believe.

[Anonymous]

Wait a gosh darn minute.

They only read ONE of those?

I read the refrigerator curriculum handout and it was not at all clear that the teacher only picks one. I already thought it was a light lift with two below grade level and A Separate Peace (which is a quick read).

Good lord, MCPS is shortchanging our kids.

[Anonymous]

My son is at Blair and he says nothing has been assigned yet. The syllabus and Canvas don't have any info either. We'll see.

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Anonymous wrote:Wait a gosh darn minute.

They only read ONE of those?

I read the refrigerator curriculum handout and it was not at all clear that the teacher only picks one. I already thought it was a light lift with two below grade level and A Separate Peace (which is a quick read).

Good lord, MCPS is shortchanging our kids.

MCPS has been short-changing kids in English for a long time. It's such a shame, and also a pattern. They got rid of differentiated English in MS about ten years ago, I think? Then got rid of differentiated English in high school three years ago. Then got rid of ELC this year. Now they are seeking to make the Humanities magnets interest-based rather than criteria-based.

They literally show no interest in kids if their gifts are in ELA/Humanities rather than STEM, and it is an enormous shame.