10th Grade Reading List

by **MegaProphet** on Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:51 pm

Army of GOD wrote:Brave New World should be required

Agreed, but I imagine it's required for 11th. 1984 should be as well, but again I think it's required earlier in school.

I really wish we had read this much during school.

by **Juan_Bottom** on Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:56 pm

16. To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)

26. The Raven (Edgar Allen Poe)

The only books from that list that I read in class. Or at least, that I ever remember reading... I read a lot. I read the lit books from cover to cover. Lacking tutelage, I didn't understand or enjoy Animal Farm at all. I distinctly remember thinking it was the dumbest story in the lit book.

by **oss spy** on Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:47 pm

It's sickening how they force students to read books that they don't want to read. There's a reason why kids don't read books and it's because of this bull shit. What's the harm in letting them read and understand Harry Potter?

Let the kids decide: The Scarlet Letter vs. The Hunger Games

by **oss spy** on Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:49 pm

MegaProphet wrote:
Army of GOD wrote:Brave New World should be required

Agreed, but I imagine it's required for 11th. 1984 should be as well, but again I think it's required earlier in school.

I really wish we had read this much during school.

You read one or the other in 12th grade. It's up to the teacher to decide.

by **tkr4lf** on Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:51 pm

oss spy wrote:It's sickening how they force students to read books that they don't want to read. There's a reason why kids don't read books and it's because of this bull shit. What's the harm in letting them read and understand Harry Potter?

Let the kids decide: The Scarlet Letter vs. The Hunger Games

Relevant:

http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-ways-high-school-makes-you-hate-reading/

by **Funkyterrance** on Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:59 pm

oss spy wrote:It's sickening how they force students to read books that they don't want to read. There's a reason why kids don't read books and it's because of this bull shit. What's the harm in letting them read and understand Harry Potter?

Let the kids decide: The Scarlet Letter vs. The Hunger Games

I agree that younger kids should be encouraged to read whatever they want that gets them interested in reading but there comes a point(hopefully well before 10th grade) when the subject starts to matter. There's pulp and there's literature. Pulp doesn't need to be discussed in school. Of course there is a little overlap but Harry Potter and Hunger Games? Come on now. :lol:

by **Army of GOD** on Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:18 pm

I didn't read BNW in high school, but they definitely should pair it with 1984.

by **Funkyterrance** on Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:57 pm

Funkyterrance wrote:
I suppose I assumed that the question implied that there had to be a list of that many selections.

Yeah I looked back and found that my memory served me correctly only it wasn't implied, it was directly stated:

saxitoxin wrote: If you couldn't increase the total beyond 33...

Then...

saxitoxin wrote:
Should high school students be required to read any specific books at all? Is this a good approach, to give a list of 33 different works and say "you must read all of these in the next 2 years" or should you give them a list of 200 different works and say "you must read 33 of these in the next 2 years?" Is this list so vital that every book needs to be read by every student regardless of their interest level in it or should a more fluid approach be taken?

I'm not saying its a contradiction I'm just saying it seems like you are asking an opinion but when your question was answered you responded by asking "Why did you answer that question if this new question that I told you not to consider is more relevant?".
I just feel duped a little bit.
Are you just bored with the first question now and are ready to move to the next stage of the convo? I'm not mad, just confused lol.

by **Funkyterrance** on Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:01 pm

Oh yeah and I want more trust exercise threads! Those are great. This one is too stuffy.

by **nietzsche** on Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:15 pm

Having to read as many books at school must be much better than having to read 2-3 books by the time you are over school (like in Mexico).

Even if the kids only like 3 books, that'll be 3 more books than Mexican kids. You can see people reading in public transportation and parks in the US (and in Canada for that matter), thing you don't see in Mexico.

And very often, people think that when you say reading you mean reading any crap. I know a lot of people here in Mexico that read 1-2 books every 10 years, and they choose crap to read and they tell you like they've just cured cancer. (It's not my intention to belittle them, it's just a topic that gets me upset because Chucky and the teachers act so proudly of what they've done).