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Kat - Apr 24, 2008 6:49:19 pm PDT #3473 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

DAMN! Maybe I'm dropping Romance because while I think it's a good category and if I go modern Romance, it's nice and light, I think I could use that place instead to do Social Commentaries... then I could get Obasan, which is fantastic, and Native Son and The Bone People.

The downside is that it's heavy heavy heavy to replace a fun and uplifting (in the medieval, gothic or modern sense) category like romance and replace it with serious heart wrenching lit.

Maybe put those in Tragedy, along with Things Fall Apart and Lear?

Kat - Apr 24, 2008 6:50:39 pm PDT #3474 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Jilli, for 12th grade AP. The trick is picking a range of authors from 16th century to modern and to mix old canon with new. And to pick stuff I like and can be passionate about.

Sort of a tall order.

Atropa - Apr 24, 2008 6:53:40 pm PDT #3475 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Sort of a tall order.

Whoof, I'll say! And I'm sorry, I skimmed earlier and didn't see that you had already mentioned Angela Carter. Maybe something by Shirley Jackson? I really do think you should include Geek Love. It'll be good for them.

Kat - Apr 24, 2008 6:55:39 pm PDT #3476 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Well, Geek Love would go on a secondary list. It would be one of many choices. Because if I didn't do it that way, I'm not sure I could get away with it. I mean, it has outright incest which is not going to fly with some parents. So it might be on the tertiary reading list...

Atropa - Apr 24, 2008 6:57:45 pm PDT #3477 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Well, Geek Love would go on a secondary list. It would be one of many choices. Because if I didn't do it that way, I'm not sure I could get away with it.

Good point. This is why I am not a teacher.

As hokey as a suggestion this might be, maybe one of the early Stephan King books?

Kat - Apr 24, 2008 6:58:23 pm PDT #3478 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Jilli, what Carter short story would you teach if you were me? I love her Bluebeard, but it's not quite right. I also love Heroes and Villains....

Pix - Apr 24, 2008 7:01:53 pm PDT #3479 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.

Ack! I just saw the Youtube video of the Japanese train loaders during rush hour. Is this a hoax? Because OMGWTFclaustrophobia.

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Burrell - Apr 24, 2008 7:04:23 pm PDT #3480 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I love Beloved, but I can understand why someone wouldn't. It's got some parts that are just hard. And it's not easy to teach, either. What about the one about Milkman? What's it called? Song of Solomon.

Their Eyes Were Watching God is a good one. It'd teach well, too.

Pix - Apr 24, 2008 7:09:46 pm PDT #3481 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.

Their Eyes Were Watching God is a good one. It'd teach well, too.
It does teach very well, especially to seniors. And yes, I think Song of Solomon is amazing, too.

Atropa - Apr 24, 2008 7:16:19 pm PDT #3482 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Jilli, what Carter short story would you teach if you were me?

I can't remember the title off the top of my head, but it's something like The Lady at the House of Love. I'll look through my Carter collection (after I'm done watching SPN).

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