[LM_NET] TARGET: SEC: alternatives to lit read in 11th grade Brit Lit

["Hulten, Julie" <jhulten@WALLINGFORD.K12.CT.US>]

Dear folks -

We are exploring alternative titles to what is currently taught in our 11th
grade Brit Lit courses - especially for the "general level" student.

We currently teach, among other things - Beowulf, Canterbury Tales, a
Shakespeare play, 1984, Brave New World, Animal Farm, Wuthering Heights,
Christmas Carol, Walkabout, Alice in Wonderland - a teacher has expressed
interest in "Curious Incident of the dog in the nighttime" -

What titles would you folks advise - I purchased a copy of Sue Townsend's
*Ten tiny fingers, nine tiny toes" - I thought it might be a suitable
substitution for Brave New World, but the teacher objected to the reference
to sexual organs.

Any and all help would be appreciated - especially whats 'hot' in Great
Britain -


Regards

Julie
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A mind that is stretched around a new idea never returns to its original
dimension." - Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Julie Hulten, Library Media Specialist
Mark T. Sheehan HS
142 Hope Hill Road
Wallingford, CT 06492
jhulten@wallingford.k12.ct.us <mailto:jhulten@wallingford.k12.ct.us>

203-294-5940 (phone)
203-949-6540 (fax)



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