Feature & Follow {36}

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Activity: Back to school.  Create a reading list for the imaginary English Lit class you'll be teaching this semester.

Oh.My.Stars.  This could not be more difficult.  I HATED the books I was forced to read in high school.  It was one of the reasons I put down books for so long.  Books like Beowulf, Great Expectations, Les Miserables, To Kill a Mockingbird....  hated them.  ALL of them!  One could argue I'm not a fan of classics.

Instead I think my list would go something like this:

Even though I've never finished it personally, it's one classic I have enjoyed (minus the hard-to-understand-at-times-language).

How about talking about a book or series that's popular at the time but something that you can get deeper in, such as the strength and weakness of character traits as shown in the Divergent series.

Historical and comical at times, this story does a great job of showing the life of those living in segregation in the deep south in the early 60's, told from both the perspective of blacks and whites, and the fight by some to break down those walls.  Excellent book with a lot of great lessons!!

A wonderful fantasy series that has major spiritual symbolism.  As much as I love Harry Potter, I love this series even more!

How about a series that showcases an art of poetry, but MODERN slam poetry.  (I always hated reading poetry in school...)  A book that is filled with emotion and is sure to open up doors of discussion among older teens.  Bonus: at the end of reading the series each student would have to create their own slam poetry and share it with the class.  

So that's my list of top 5 English Lit books!  

What would you choose in your imaginary class?

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