What is your child reading in 9th grade English?
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Anonymous
| My child has yet to be assigned a book or any reading. Just curious. Honors english BTW. |
Anonymous
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Walden (Thoreau) and Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (Crane), as part of an overview of the Gilded Age.
This is for CAP program at Blair. |
Anonymous
Oh man, "Walden," that is rough sledding. I didn't get that until college. |
Anonymous
| Sidartha, the book thief, grapes of wrath and Mary Shelly's Frankenstein. Sidartha and book thief were assigned for summer reading. |
Anonymous
| He had to read 3 for summer reading (Northwood, honors level), I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and 2 of his own choosing. So far they've read Antigone in class, and are supposed to always have an independent reading book. They've also been doing a lot of writing. |
Anonymous
Siddhartha? Oh, those poor children. |
Anonymous
| My 10th grader read relatively few books last year in English. I was told that 9th grade English spends a lot of time on composition and less on literature. There were some novels. I recall Walden, I think. Also recall A Raisin in the Sun. |
Anonymous
| A few comic books and a cereal box. Wootton honor. |
Anonymous
Yep, teachers told them that this was the hardest book they'd read in high school! he found it rough going. 
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Anonymous
Siddhartha was a great book! One of my favs. |
Anonymous
Are you kidding?! |
Anonymous
I taught Siddhartha to 10th graders, and they were actually really into it. It is about growing up and finding yourself.... |
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Anonymous
I like you! |
Anonymous
These are not grade 9 books. Your child has 9 writing tasks assigned to him/her this semester. While the tasks can be combined, the objectives must be covered. methinks you're not exactly truthful . . . Or if you are, then the school's not following the guide. Sidartha was grade 12; Frankenstein was grade 10. |