9th Grade Bookshelf Suggestions Wanted!
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It's true, Runaways is pretty rad. (Even if I've only read V2.)
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It's my favorite volume by a narrow margin.
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^_^ Yeah, that's true, too, Starfe. I highly recommend putting Bran Stoker's Dracula on the shelf, then. My god that book is delicious. Edgar Allen Poe, too! Hunchback of Notre Dame. I would also highly recommend Les Miserabe. (I prolly murdered the spelling of that.) And... Don Quixote. And let's not forget Shakespeare... I think more classes need to do Midsummer Night's Dream (instead of friggin Hamlet and Macbeth). That play had me rolling on the ground laughing. I think those higher reading students would definitely enjoy these stories. I certainly did.
^_^ Maybe for kicks and giggles I would highly recommend Goblin Quest as well. If you have any RPG game players in the class, I think they would get a major kick out of the story.
I think you've got a good handle on your students and their needs and I wish you all the luck in the world. You have more strength than I do. My mom wanted me to be a teacher since I loved readering so much and she though I could inspire.... but I don't like the idea of trying to inspire people that seriously do not want to be there. I HATED being a student in those classes - I couldn't imagine trying to be the teacher. You have my respect Starfe.
^_^ Maybe for kicks and giggles I would highly recommend Goblin Quest as well. If you have any RPG game players in the class, I think they would get a major kick out of the story.
I think you've got a good handle on your students and their needs and I wish you all the luck in the world. You have more strength than I do. My mom wanted me to be a teacher since I loved readering so much and she though I could inspire.... but I don't like the idea of trying to inspire people that seriously do not want to be there. I HATED being a student in those classes - I couldn't imagine trying to be the teacher. You have my respect Starfe.
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Get some Goethe. Faust is weird and interesting. The Sorrows is kind of dull in content, but framed as letters.
Safran Foer makes books weird. Words printed on top of words so you can't read them. Sudden clipbook-pages. Optional cyphers to solve!
Nonfiction works on people with other interests.
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Nonfiction works on people with other interests.
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what books are the students required to read in your class? In 9th grade, the only novel we did was Lord of the Flies.
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Mary Stewart's Arthur trilogy told from the point of view of Merlin is awesome.
As is Bernard Cornwell's Arthur series told from the view of a soldier. Very good.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series is a brilliant set of books for a crime thriller.
As for Shakespeare I agree with Max, but I also think that The Tempest and Othello need to be considered.
Oh the Sherlock Holmes set is brilliant too.
As is Bernard Cornwell's Arthur series told from the view of a soldier. Very good.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series is a brilliant set of books for a crime thriller.
As for Shakespeare I agree with Max, but I also think that The Tempest and Othello need to be considered.
Oh the Sherlock Holmes set is brilliant too.
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Here's all the books I read in high school barring 12th grade
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Take in mind that these books were for the Honors English classes
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Oh man, don't forget a copy of Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O'Malley.
And Cory Doctorow, I posted my recommendations before you said your policy about maturity and the shit those kids deal with already. Everyone should read Little Brother, if you can't afford copies Doctorow will send them to you and the digital version is available on his site free in every single format, including Texas Instruments calculator files. Seriously, check that the fuck out. His other good books are Pirate Cinema and Homeland, the latter being a sequel to Little Brother. For the Win is a little bit dry for kids. It heavily focuses on MMO's and how the economies work and how interconnected the world is via games and is a bit preachy about rebellions and fighting the Man. But you for sure need Little Brother. I have given away 5 or 6 copies to various people, including Trifbutt. Everyone should read it.
And Cory Doctorow, I posted my recommendations before you said your policy about maturity and the shit those kids deal with already. Everyone should read Little Brother, if you can't afford copies Doctorow will send them to you and the digital version is available on his site free in every single format, including Texas Instruments calculator files. Seriously, check that the fuck out. His other good books are Pirate Cinema and Homeland, the latter being a sequel to Little Brother. For the Win is a little bit dry for kids. It heavily focuses on MMO's and how the economies work and how interconnected the world is via games and is a bit preachy about rebellions and fighting the Man. But you for sure need Little Brother. I have given away 5 or 6 copies to various people, including Trifbutt. Everyone should read it.
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