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I follow Leigh on insta. She's a riot. XD

But to respond to your debate question: I think required reading is a great idea, but they need to pick better "classics" the books that are on the approved reading list are ridiculously boring and have been mutilated to death.
It's not fun reading Catcher in the Rye, To Kill A Mockingbird, or Invisible Man. Books should be exciting and fun to talk about.

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Loki – If you're not going to contribute with actual interesting debate topics, I'm going to have to ask you to leave.

i like to kill a mockingbird but Invisible Man pushes it for me

You read Invisible Man for school? Aren't you like….12?

I read Invisible Man for fun

You read Invisible Man for school? Aren't you like….12?

no i read it at home and i'm 13 going on 14

I follow Leigh on insta. She's a riot. XD

But to respond to your debate question: I think required reading is a great idea, but they need to pick better "classics" the books that are on the approved reading list are ridiculously boring and have been mutilated to death.
It's not fun reading Catcher in the Rye, To Kill A Mockingbird, or Invisible Man. Books should be exciting and fun to talk about.

Yeah. For the RR at the school I was at for 1st semester, we read Of Mice And Men, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, The Secret Life Of Bees, and The Alchemist, but I was in Honors. The regular English class does Romeo and Juliet, Of Mice And Men, and then they did small group books. Some included for that were All Quiet On The Western Front, The Hunger Games, and The Hate U Give.

i read projekt 1065, watch the boy in striped pajamas, and a lot of other Holocaust shit

You read Invisible Man for school? Aren't you like….12?

no i read it at home and i'm 13 going on 14

Why would you pick up that book for light reading????

I'm studying R and J this year for the third time. I studied Macbeth last year and that's all for Shakespeare. I loved Macbeth but am sick to death of R and J.
We're reading 1984 right now, which is a great book, but I've already read it. I just wish they would make an effort to find original classics that could be studied.
Last year The Giver was on the RR list and it's a fantastic book and rarely studied!

You read Invisible Man for school? Aren't you like….12?

no i read it at home and i'm 13 going on 14

Why would you pick up that book for light reading????

because i was bored

I follow Leigh on insta. She's a riot. XD

But to respond to your debate question: I think required reading is a great idea, but they need to pick better "classics" the books that are on the approved reading list are ridiculously boring and have been mutilated to death.
It's not fun reading Catcher in the Rye, To Kill A Mockingbird, or Invisible Man. Books should be exciting and fun to talk about.

Yeah. For the RR at the school I was at for 1st semester, we read Of Mice And Men, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, The Secret Life Of Bees, and The Alchemist, but I was in Honors. The regular English class does Romeo and Juliet, Of Mice And Men, and then they did small group books. Some included for that were All Quiet On The Western Front, The Hunger Games, and The Hate U Give.

Aside from the Shakespeare, Collins, and Thomas books, those are all horrible choices.
Someone PLEASE tell me how Of Mice and Men impacted their life.

You read Invisible Man for school? Aren't you like….12?

no i read it at home and i'm 13 going on 14

Why would you pick up that book for light reading????

because i was bored

What did you think of it?

You read Invisible Man for school? Aren't you like….12?

no i read it at home and i'm 13 going on 14

Why would you pick up that book for light reading????

because i was bored

What did you think of it?

i could have lived without reading it i prefer goosebumps anyway

i read projekt 1065, watch the boy in striped pajamas, and a lot of other Holocaust shit

I LOVED PROJEKT 1065!!!
I started crying at 2 am because my favorite character died.
I recommend Code Name Verity if you're interested in WW2 books.

I follow Leigh on insta. She's a riot. XD

But to respond to your debate question: I think required reading is a great idea, but they need to pick better "classics" the books that are on the approved reading list are ridiculously boring and have been mutilated to death.
It's not fun reading Catcher in the Rye, To Kill A Mockingbird, or Invisible Man. Books should be exciting and fun to talk about.

Yeah. For the RR at the school I was at for 1st semester, we read Of Mice And Men, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, The Secret Life Of Bees, and The Alchemist, but I was in Honors. The regular English class does Romeo and Juliet, Of Mice And Men, and then they did small group books. Some included for that were All Quiet On The Western Front, The Hunger Games, and The Hate U Give.

Aside from the Shakespeare, Collins, and Thomas books, those are all horrible choices.
Someone PLEASE tell me how Of Mice and Men impacted their life.

It's my dad's favorite book, I liked it but I prefer Shelley and Wouldiwas Shookspeared.
I started my online schooling before TSLOB (and I annoy my friends by asking if it's a novelization of the Bee Movie) and I couldn't stand The Alchemist. Like, I have no issues with 'understanding themes' or whatever, I've always liked Classics and I read and understood Hamlet and Frankenstein in 8th grade. Hell, those are two of my favorite books! But I couldn't for the life of me grasp what The Alchemist was supposed to be about.

You read Invisible Man for school? Aren't you like….12?

no i read it at home and i'm 13 going on 14

Why would you pick up that book for light reading????

because i was bored

What did you think of it?

i could have lived without reading it i prefer goosebumps anyway

right…right… As much as I hated reading it, I thought it had an interesting representation of The Harlem Renaissance. Don't you think? Honestly one of the only things I liked about it.

Some kids in my class read Between Shades Of Gray in 6th grade for school.
I've never seen so many tears while reading a school book.

Also some kids I know had to read The Selection in 8th grade as part of the Dystopian Unit. They could choose from THG, Divergent, Matched, and The Selection.
Meanwhile, my 8th grade class read The House Of The Scorpian, Hamlet, Frankenstein, The Cask Of Amantiado, The Raven, and Much Ado.

It's my dad's favorite book, I liked it but I prefer Shelley and Wouldiwas Shookspeared.
I started my online schooling before TSLOB (and I annoy my friends by asking if it's a novelization of the Bee Movie) and I couldn't stand The Alchemist. Like, I have no issues with 'understanding themes' or whatever, I've always liked Classics and I read and understood Hamlet and Frankenstein in 8th grade. Hell, those are two of my favorite books! But I couldn't for the life of me grasp what The Alchemist was supposed to be about.

Reading the classic horror books would be way more entertaining and educational than all these 'literary masterpieces'. I mean Shelley invented science fiction with Frankenstein. Stoker blended myth and modern times in such a way that sparked an entire sub genre! Wilde brought philosophy into horror that made people shift the way they thought about life and beauty….

I mean… come on.

It's my dad's favorite book, I liked it but I prefer Shelley and Wouldiwas Shookspeared.
I started my online schooling before TSLOB (and I annoy my friends by asking if it's a novelization of the Bee Movie) and I couldn't stand The Alchemist. Like, I have no issues with 'understanding themes' or whatever, I've always liked Classics and I read and understood Hamlet and Frankenstein in 8th grade. Hell, those are two of my favorite books! But I couldn't for the life of me grasp what The Alchemist was supposed to be about.

Reading the classic horror books would be way more entertaining and educational than all these 'literary masterpieces'. I mean Shelley invented science fiction with Frankenstein. Stoker blended myth and modern times in such a way that sparked an entire sub genre! Wilde brought philosophy into horror that made people shift the way they thought about life and beauty….

I mean… come on.

I'm so excited for my Gothic Lit course!!!!
I read The Strange Case Of Doctor Jekyll And Mr. Hyde for 7th grade, that was a good one.
And The Outsiders, since it was the 1st YA book.
The Giver was also good.
Do you know what books are required nation/state wide for each grade?

I had to read A Separate Peace.

The Giver is a classic, I love it so much.

One RR thing I've seen more of is Lit Circles/Book Clubs where the whole class doesn't read a book, just small groups. So some more mature kids might get a gritty WW2 book, some kids who like fantasy might get a YA fantasy book, some might get a book based on Nordic mythology. It's a good system, everyone gets something they want, and then they read, analyze, and review the book.
Another is the free-reigns 'go to the library and pick a book in X genre'.