I need some clarification on the purpose of summer reading lists. I realize summer
is over for all of us - but it will be here again soon. I had always thought
summer reading lists should be interesting books to encourage our students to read
and enjoy the reading during the summer. My entering 9th grade niece had to read
Huckleberry Finn; my daughter of the same age had to read A Lesson Before Dying; my
entering 12th grade nephew had to read The Old Man and the Sea. None of them
enjoyed the book they had to read. Am I wrong about the purpose of summer reading
- or do we need to suggest more contemporary literature to our Language Arts
departments?
Mary Ann Shaffer
Media Specialist
Westridge Middle School
3800 West Oak Ridge Road
Orlando, FL 32809
407-352-2640 ext 227
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