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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1984
The Hate U Give
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
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The Kite Runner
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Gosh, another bad list. Who doesn’t love Kite Runner, and I thoroughly enjoyed ELIC. But, let’s be honest these are books to read for pleasure. I was under the assumption that high school reading selections are supposed to expose our children to works that they would not read otherwise because of their difficulty,  challenging themes or inaccessibility? In fact, English class is supposed to teach high schoolers *how* to read & analyze challenging books.  Not read & analyze easy books. [/quote]

No, it’s not. HS English is supposed to get to kids to want to read novels and encourage engagement . It doesn’t have to be Beowulf. How boring. [/quote]

What you suggest is not the purpose of HS English classes; it is the prerequisite. HS English focuses on classics as the starting point to move through the history of the literary form up to the contemporary. Would you be happy with a HS history class that started in 2000?[/quote]

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