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[quote=Anonymous]I went to high school starting in (almost "literally 1984") in a well-regarded PA district.

At that time, Animal Farm was taught to the gen ed English sections in 10th grade because it was short and easy to analyze.  I don't remember what the honors sections did instead.   However, we covered "1984" in honors senior English in 1985 along with another dystopian work ("Anthem" by Ayn Rand).

It took me a long time to get around to "Brave New World",  "Catcher in the Rye", and even "Things Fall Apart" on my own.  And I haven't yet got around to "Lord of the Flies".  I did really enjoy Animal Farm when I finally got around to it.

I have read a lot of the older classics but short, modern, and depressing are easily noped.

I think what's surprising is that someone starting to teach HS English wouldn't just read it "in case".  But the popular references pretty much tell you what you need to know.

On an Orwellian scale, this is ungood but does not come close to doubleplusungood.

[youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_JbBzC1c6CE[/youtube]

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