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Books for High Schoolers
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Posted about 1 year ago Are there books you use with high school students that they love reading? Please share the titles and what topics the book ties is with in your curriculum. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Hi, Jill. I have found, over the course of several years, that my sophomores tend to enjoy those books that I have a great deal of enthusiasm about... Fahrenheit 451 taught during the ALA's Banned Book Week is almost always a hit, The Crucible taught any time between the beginning of school and Halloween is always fun (although my focus is anything but Halloween themes;) ). So far this year these have been "hits" with my 60 students in this course. Hope it helps. Ruthie |
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| Posted about 1 year ago I am going to school to be an English teacher, but one book that really stands out for me from High School was Huck Finn. I know many schools ban it now, but I loved it. We covered it in American Lit during the pre-civil war era. The only problem was my teacher stood behind her podium and very rarely even paused to see what anyone thought about the novel. If anyone did decide to voice an opionion it was shot down. I think all books should be discussed, not lectured about, espically a contriversial work like Finn. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Gosh, how could anyone ban Huck Finn? Crazy politics... I haven't read it in years, but Fahrenheit 451 seems like an obvious goodie, short and powerful. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Huck Finn was also caused quite a stir in my high school - but our teacher let us read it anyway. I also remember reading The Outsiders. by S.E. Hinton. It was made into a movie that we watched as well. I remember it being a little like West Side Story - two groups of boys that didn't always see eye to eye and bullying ensues. |
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| Posted 11 months ago In my area we teach Lord of the Flies by Golding. It ties with WWII and the idea of society balancing good and evil. Taught during 9th or 10th grade years. I love the the way I can tie to student lives with the many issues contained in this controversial book. |