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/