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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]9th grade, CA
so far it’s short fiction and nothing I like: Fish Cheeks, Super Human, Why I learned to cook.

They will be reading similar stuff I am afraid like Dante and Aristotle Discover the World, Bus 57 etc. Nothing I know and like.
The only classic is Romeo and Juliet [/quote]

How can you not like Fish Cheeks? It’s like the perfect short story. Incredibly layered while being [b]deceptively simple[/b]. [/quote]

You don't use realtor speak to describe books. [/quote]

It’s not a book, it’s a short story. And it IS deceptively simple because the vocabulary nor syntax is very high (though it does introduce new vocabulary to students) and its short (2 pages) while also having layered meaning and lots of opportunity for questions and discussion. My students relate to it deeply. You can use it to teach imagery, theme, juxtaposition. It’s a really great story in many ways while not being an arduous read. Maybe you just didn’t understand it, or have an issue with an Asian author being taught in the curriculum.  [/quote]

You sound insane / unhinged in a big way PP.[/quote]

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