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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it typical of English curricula across the country to read one book per quarter and for that book to potentially be 3-4 grade levels below grade level?[/quote]

No it’s not typical. It varies widely. We are not in DMV. 9th graders at our school read 6-7 book during the school year. They are the traditional ones - Romeo & Juliet, Of Mice & Men, Catcher in the Rye, and so on. There is no “personal choice” book either. [/quote]

My kid got a video, no book of Romeo and Juliet in class.  Not even a pdf.   We had to buy one.  MCPS reads 2-4 books a year at best.  [/quote]

That MCPS has students watch a Shakespeare movie and then counts that as the full-length text for the quarter tells you all you need to know about the HS English curriculum. This is why we are supplementing with an MCPS teacher as an em English enrichment tutor — to make sure our kid is reading grade-level texts and completing appropriate tasks so he will be ready for AP English. The tutor says she is offering enrichment, and it is compared with the HS English curriculum, but it is actually focused on grade-level readings and tasks. [/quote]

I’d never use an Mcps teacher as a tutor as most of the English teachers aren’t great.  We found one online that does it all.  [/quote]

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