Open House
Went to the parent open house tonight. Spouse was crotchety. Most of the teachers seemed excellent. One or two tried too hard but they only have 10 minutes to do their whole spiel.
And we are full into having classes transfer to college credit and taking the test that will spell yay or nay. I'm feeling pressure!
What do you think of this reading list for AP Language and Composition (Junior year high school)?
Huck Finn: I like Mark Twain a lot but Huck Finn? Still?
Into the Wild, I realize was liked by many folks but the ending was so sad, I thought. Well written, compelling but I wouldn't read it again.
The Great Gatsby: I was made to read as a senior in high school. I hated it. There was nothing in Gatsby that resonated with me, not the characters, the story, the setting, or Fitzgerald's writing style.
The Things They Carried: I have no idea about this book. I will though as we are buying it.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest: Like it muchly. Have read it more than once.
Welcome To The Monkey House: Haven't read it. I'm not a huge fan of Vonnegut. I realize some people hold him in god-like regard.
Death Of A Salesman: Would rather see it staged--though I read it on my own.
Recommended books were Ava's Man (not heard of it)
Ethan Frome (I'd need to re-read it to render an opinion).
The Awakening: haven't read this or the rest of the as I'm not a regular book reader.
The Glass Castle
When The World Was Young
Gang Leader For A Day
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the list seems all right, although, i was younger than a junior when i read them...
and huck finn seems misplaced here.
i'm not feeling Vonnegut either but i loved One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
rodger had open house yesterday and he said it was the longest day ever. hehe.
Spot on! The non-optional list is totally geared toward the AP test. That's all I heard last night: AP test, AP test, ad nauseum.
I realize I should be grateful that we may be able to save some $ on university but as corny as this sounds what about the joy of learning? (Rhetorically spoken.)
Of all the books he is least looking forward to reading Huck Finn. But I think LE is right--they are geared toward taking the AP test.
I read books for pleasure and/or information that interests me on some level. If there is neither, I'm terrible. I just chuck the book as I did with Falling Man. Two- thirds through and I couldn't take it anymore.
he'll be grateful when he gets to skip some pre-req's due to high AP scores. that saved me a lot of time and let me experiment w/ some non-required classes. it's a win-win for everyone! :D
Oooh, that's an excellent point. That seriously changes my perception. I'm sort of stuck in the "now" of things.
Thanks, LE!
I think Crime and Punishment would be an excellent choice and I would have traded out Twain for Steinbeck as one stills get a lot of exposure to Twain in popular culture.
However I realize there is only so much time to read and analyze them--I'll bet some great books almost made the cut.