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Reply to "AP English teacher never read Orwell?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does everyone need to read the same books? Surely the idea behind making kids read "1984" is to talk about themes like extreme government, propaganda, manipulation, etc. If they read Handmaid's Tale, they could discuss the same themes, no? It has to be pretty boring for an English department to teach the same books for decades when there are so many good books to read, and new (more relevant?) books being written.[/quote] The curriculum at our school includes: Fahrenheit 451 (1953) The Handmaid's Tale (1985) Never Let Me Go (2005) They also read books like The Scarlet Letter (1850) and Kindred (1979) that aren't specifically dystopian but touch on many of the same themes. You can study dystopian literature, without reading Animal Farm or 1984. Including a mix of books from different time periods, by authors with varied identities and experiences is powerful, but it means letting go of some of the old canon to make room. [/quote]
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