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Exploding The Canon Day 1: Socratic Seminar

Texts to help you prepare!

NY Times Article: "Best Books Listed for High School Students." http://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/12/us/best-books-listed-for-high-school-students.html

Chicago Tribune: "High School Reading: Classics or Contemporary." http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-03-07/news/ct-high-school-reading-met-20140307_1_teachers-texts-juliet
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Washington Post Article: "What Common Core Authors Suggest High Schoolers Should Read": http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2012/12/05/list-what-common-core-authors-suggest-high-schoolers-should-read/

Goodreads List: "Required Reading in High School." http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/478.Required_Reading_in_High_School

Teacher Blog: "Three Teachers Talk" About whole class texts https://threeteacherstalk.wordpress.com/tag/whole-class-novels/
Banned Books Week's list of "Banned Books that Shaped America" http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/censorship/bannedbooksthatshapedamerica

Pam Allyn: "Balancing Whole Class Reading With Independent novels." http://usedbooksinclass.com/tag/pam-allyn-against-the-whole-class-novel/

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    • My POV: Narrative Non Fiction and The College Essay >
      • Studying the genre: College Essay Ingredients and Models
      • Brainstorming College Essays
      • Drafting College Essays
      • Revising and Editing College Essays
      • Common App Prompts
      • Rubrics: MY POV Writing
      • P.O.V: Mentor Text Annotation
      • The Color of Water Assignment
    • Classics Book Club Unit >
      • Night
      • Fahrenheit 451
      • The Adventures of Huck Finn
      • Survey and Summaries
      • Of Mice and Men
      • The Great Gatsby
      • Jane Eyre
      • 1984
      • Lord of the Flies
      • Invisible Man
    • 11th ELA >
      • Agenda 11th ELA
      • Bluest Eye 2017 ELA
      • Contemporary Fiction
      • Exploding the Canon >
        • Socratic Resources- Exploding the Canon
      • This I Believe Fall 2016
      • New SAT Prep
      • Goodreads Work
      • Six Word Memoir
      • Resumé Advice
    • Regents Prep- Common Core
    • AP Lang & Comp >
      • AP AGENDA
      • AP: Rhetorical Analysis Portfolio
      • AP Calendar
      • AP For All and Test Info
    • 11th Grade Writing Center >
      • 11th Grade Citation Guide
    • 6th Grade >
      • Humanities 6 Agenda
      • Humanities Calendar
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      • Photo stories and Artist Statements
      • Photos from 2012
      • Links to Photo Galleries
      • Editing and Publishing Advice
    • Assignment during intensives
    • Tumblr Portfolio 2013- 2014
    • 6th >
      • Move your Body- Beyonce!
      • The Grapes of Wrath
      • Zumba
    • April 10-11 & Spring Break Goodreads
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      • CHRISTY film adaptation unit
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