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Hello, my lovelies. (And a welcome to my new watchers!) I have a query of mild interest for you.
I've been drawing up a short curriculum unit lately, designed for students between the ages of 12 and 13, and wanted to steer my reading list away from the typical texts that get read in an American Middle School English/Language Arts classroom (i.e Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird, Lord of the Flies, etc.).
My goal was to have a "class set" of novels grouped around the same theme, which would accommodate for a range of reading abilities and interests, rather than having all the students read one novel together. And I've got a list already, but thought 'Hey, why not?'
Which brings me to my question for you:
What were some of your favorite books between the ages of 11 and 13? What was so awesome about them, and why would you recommend them to someone of that age?
Remember, these don't have to be books you read for school; anything (historical fiction, science fiction, mystery, narrative non-fiction) will do.
I've been drawing up a short curriculum unit lately, designed for students between the ages of 12 and 13, and wanted to steer my reading list away from the typical texts that get read in an American Middle School English/Language Arts classroom (i.e Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird, Lord of the Flies, etc.).
My goal was to have a "class set" of novels grouped around the same theme, which would accommodate for a range of reading abilities and interests, rather than having all the students read one novel together. And I've got a list already, but thought 'Hey, why not?'
Which brings me to my question for you:
What were some of your favorite books between the ages of 11 and 13? What was so awesome about them, and why would you recommend them to someone of that age?
Remember, these don't have to be books you read for school; anything (historical fiction, science fiction, mystery, narrative non-fiction) will do.
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I didn't read them when I was 13 (as they only just came out) but I think the Hunger Games would actually be a pretty good book series for your class. They're written simply enough to be engaging without being too challenging and they would work well as a sort of new-brand dystopian future novel, an alternative or even precursor to books like 1984 and Brave New World, which your class will probably read later in high school.
The books are entertaining enough on their own, but I also think they have a couple of really neat points of interest for discussion, such as the way that the Capitol and 13 Districts operate, the references to Ancient Rome, and the use of entertainment culture and fashion to further political demonstrations. Objectively, not the best written books of all time, but very, very interesting all the same and certainly entertaining. Well, I enjoyed them, at any rate.
(And if you have never read the Hunger Games, then sorry for blathering all over your page. Hope the suggestion helps anyway and good luck with the class!)
The books are entertaining enough on their own, but I also think they have a couple of really neat points of interest for discussion, such as the way that the Capitol and 13 Districts operate, the references to Ancient Rome, and the use of entertainment culture and fashion to further political demonstrations. Objectively, not the best written books of all time, but very, very interesting all the same and certainly entertaining. Well, I enjoyed them, at any rate.
(And if you have never read the Hunger Games, then sorry for blathering all over your page. Hope the suggestion helps anyway and good luck with the class!)