supplemental reading assignments bcps

Freedom High SchoolPatton High School

Humanities & APEnglish/Language ArtsInformation for your

ConsiderationFall 2008

Compulsory Reading

CompulsoryReading Lists

Not in favor of:Book BanningCensorship

Segregating Students

Favor:–Full Disclosure of controversial

content; parental consent–Ability to choose an alternative before

the book is assigned–Academic Excellence by assigning

challenging material for college readiness


Let’s review our Reading Lists, Reading Levels and

Suggested Lists for College Readiness and the AP Exam.

Freedom and Patton


AP TestStudy works that may be referenced on the AP Open Ended (Essay)

Question

Apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/pulblic/repository/

ap08_eng_lit_frg.pdf


...choose a work from the list below or another appropriate novel or play of similar literary quality.

Determine if the work is referenced Determine if the work is referenced on the AP Literature Examon the AP Literature Exam

2. The year the work was last cited - Has it been cited even once in the past 5 yrs?

3. Has it been cited twice out of last 3 yrs?- Is it a popular, recent selection?

1.Is it among the 32 Most Frequently Cited works from 1970-2007?- Has the selection endured the test of time?


Columns on the List…

homepage.mac.com/msefie/AP/Aptitles.html

Titles from Free Response QuestionsAdapted from an original list by Norma J. Wilkerson.

Works referred to on the AP Literature exams since 1971 (specific years in parentheses).

AAbsalom, Absalom by William Faulkner (76, 00)Adam Bede by George Eliot (06)The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (85, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 99, 05, 06, 07, 08)The Aeneid by Virgil (06)Agnes of God by John Pielmeier (00)The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (97, 02, 03, 08)Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood (00, 04, 08)All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren (00, 02, 04, 07, 08)All My Sons by Arthur Miller (85, 90)All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy (95, 96, 06, 07, 08)America is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan (95)An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser (81, 82, 95, 03)The American by Henry James (05, 07)Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (80, 91, 99, 03, 04, 06, 08)Another Country by James Baldwin (95)Antigone by Sophocles (79, 80, 90, 94, 99, 03, 05)Anthony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare (80, 91)Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler (94)


Homepage.mac.com/mseffie/AP/APtitles.html


Homepage.mac.com/mseffie/AP/APtitles.html

4. DPI’s Popularity Survey:4. DPI’s Popularity Survey:


- Listed in the Top 25?

5. The Writing Tutor:5. The Writing Tutor:

- On AP English Reading List?

- On Classic/Contemporary List?

6. The Writing Tutor:6. The Writing Tutor:

Other Sources for Popular or Suggested Works

Survey conducted by DPI in 2002Works Commonly Taught in NC High Schools


www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/languagearts/secondary/

rightdirection/appendixenglishiv

Top 25 English I – English IV Books Frequently used in NC High Schools


www.thewritingtutor.biz/suggested_reading/APLiteraturebytitle.php


The Writing TutorAP English

Reading List


www.thewritingtutor.biz/suggested_reading/ccLiteraturebytitle.php


The Writing TutorClassic & Contemporary

Literature

The Writing Tutor’s All Time Favorites:-Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte-Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte-A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce-Hamlet by William Shakespeare…Newer Favorites:-The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown…Need-to-Read List:-The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman-Whatever Dan Brown writes next


http://www.thewritingtutor.biz/suggested_reading/WTfavorites.php

7. College Bound Reading List7. College Bound Reading List

- On Arrowhead Library’s List?

8. ATOS & Lexile Reading Levels8. ATOS & Lexile Reading Levels

- Indicates the readability or difficulty of the text- Is the work, assigned to High School Humanities and AP students, given at least an 8th grade difficulty level?


Als.lib.wi.us/collegebound.html

COLLEGE BOUND READING LISTComplied by Arrowhead Library System


www.arbookfind.com/Default.aspx


CompulsoryReading

ATOS BL“Book level measures the readability of the text of a book or other reading material.”

“An ATOS level on a book indicates how difficult the text is to read.”

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ATOS = “a highly accurate

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readability specifically designed for

books”


Example:Native Son

Reading Level: 6.1

From Everbind

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“The Lexile measure of a book refers to its text difficulty only. A Lexile measure does not take the subject matter or content of the book into consideration. Lexile measures are based on two well-established predictors of how difficult a text is to comprehend: word frequency and sentence length.”

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productinfo/pdfs/

PQReadingLevels_eLib_SIRS.pdf

Lexile Score Table

Age 15 – School year 11 – Typical Lexile Level = 1100-1700

Age 16 – School year 12 – Typical Lexile Level = 1200-1700

Freedom High School

The Good News“Best of the Best” selections that are being

assigned for college-boundHumanities and AP students.



Patton High School

The Good News“Best of the Best” selections that are being

assigned for college-boundHumanities and AP students.

- Low Reading Levels- Not as widely suggested as other novels

- Not used at EBHS or DraughnWhy are these works selected

for Honors and Humanities students?


Freedom High School


Patton High School

- Low Reading Levels- Not as widely suggested as other novels

- Not used at EBHS or DraughnParent Reading List letter:

“…as they frequent the open-ended question” ?“…are frequently suggested texts” ?

DRP Scale of Readability

High School Textbooks = 62

Middle School Textbooks = 56

Elementary School Textbooks = 50

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Selection by Toni MorrisonSelection by Toni MorrisonBelovedBeloved

Parents must purchaseParents must purchaseDRP Level=54DRP Level=54

Selection by Tim O’BrienSelection by Tim O’BrienThe Things They CarriedThe Things They Carried


Selection by Khaled HosseiniSelection by Khaled HosseiniThe Kite RunnerThe Kite Runner






Selection by Tim O’BrienSelection by Tim O’BrienGoing After CacciatoGoing After Cacciato


Selection by Toni MorrisonSelection by Toni MorrisonThe Bluest EyeThe Bluest Eye


Selection by J.D. SalingerSelection by J.D. SalingerThe Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye

Parents must purchaseParents must purchaseDRP Level=49DRP Level=49(Comparison – (Comparison – How to Eat Fried WormsHow to Eat Fried Wormshas a DRP Level=51)has a DRP Level=51)

Selection by Richard WrightSelection by Richard WrightNative SonNative Son






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Perhaps these novels are required or suggested by

College English Departments


What do the College English Department Chairs say about

this?

CompulsoryReading ListsDear College English Departments, “Do you have a recommended

College Prep Reading List

for incoming Freshmen?”

Of the 6 colleges who responded, none have

a college-prep suggested reading list.

Western Carolina University -- I have never been asked this

question before, and I’m so pleased to get your request!

East Carolina University - “I am so pleased to hear your

request, but I am not sure how to respond. Gone are the days

(here at least) when students are expected to have a

particular literary background other than the usual

Shakespeare play or two.”

Warren Wilson College - “In my opinion, it's not content that

prepares a student, but frame of mind and attitude, and it's

not obvious how that is encouraged and developed.”


Wake Forest University - “We have no set curriculum in English

at Wake Forest…”

Mars Hill College – “We have not compiled a reading list for

prospective students… Our general advice would be to read,

read, read--and, of course, to write about their reading and

any other topics that interest them.”

North Carolina State - “No, we don't have such a list any

more. I think the important thing is to encourage [students]

to read as much as possible and to take college prep classes if

they are available at your high school. We've found that the

best preparation for this course actually comes from the

International Baccalaureate program, not from AP. If the

students have the opportunity to participate in the IB program,

they'd have the possibility of earning exemption from ENG 101

at NCSU (we don't give exemption based on AP scores at this

time).”

Nearest International Baccalaureate program – Hickory High School

FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOLThese novels are not being assigned.

Please allow Freedom students the option to read widely-acclaimed novels with a higher degree of

difficulty to prepare for the AP exam.



PATTON HIGH SCHOOLThese novels are not being assigned.

Please allow Patton students the option to read widely-acclaimed novels with a higher degree of

difficulty to prepare for the AP exam.


How do you teachtwo novels at the same time?

One BCPS Language Arts Chairperson’s approach:

“As for teaching a class with two novels… we will cross that

bridge when we get to it.”

Or, here’s another response…

How?


“Teachers operate small groups within the same classroom as

part of best practices. With Literature Circles, one group may

be having a discussion about their particular book, one group

may be reading silently or conducting Think/Pair/Share

activities, and one group -- or individual -- would be engaged

with the teacher. (This is just one structure you might see within

a print-rich classroom.) Through tiered assignments, all

students could have appropriate tasks and all remain within the

classroom.

The use of Literature Circles requires strategic instruction,

organization, and thoughtful planning.

It is an expectation that our ELA teachers meet the needs of all

students.

~Beth Isenhour, Catawba County Public Schools

CompulsoryReading Lists Why?

And finally,Why meet the needsof all students?


Burke County Public Schools“Teaching Tomorrow’s Leaders Today”

Patton High School’s Mission…–“21st century learning environment in which

every mind is challenged”–“ensure that our graduates continue

as lifelong learners”–“positive relationships, high expectations,

and team cooperation” Freedom High School’s Student Handbook…–“accept the challenge of academic excellence”

–“continue to seek excellence in every endeavor”–“and strive to make Freedom the best

comprehensive high school in North Carolina”

INTERNET SOURCESwww.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/languagearts/secondary/rightdirection/appendixenglishiv www.arbookfind.com/Default.aspxwww.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/languagearts/secondary/rightdirection/appendixwww.thewritingtutor.biz/suggested/Apliteralturebytitle.phpwww.thewritingtutor.biz/suggested_reading/ccliteraturebytitle.phphomepage.mac.com/msefie/AP/Aptitles.htmlApcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/pulblic/repository/ap08_eng_lit_frg.pdfwww.arbookguide.com/help_US/ATOSBookLevandPTS.htmAls.lib.wi.us/collegebound.htmlwww.lexile.comwww.lexile.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?view=ed&tabindex=5&tabid=67

http://www.everbind.com/books.php?keywords=Native+Son&keywordsIn=&displayBooks=true

www.proquest.k12.com/productinfo/pdfs/PQReadingLevels_eLib_SIRS.pdfhttp://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_englit.html?englitweb2.burke.k12.nc.us/blogs/jzimmerman/files/2007/12/syllabus.docwww.burke.k12.nc.uswww.burke.k12.nc.us/blogs/PATTON/?page_id=2web2.burke.k12.nc.us/blogs/FHS/files/2008/01/student-handbook-07-08.pdf

PICTURE SOURCESwww.pohtyh.edu.hkwww.lakelandschools.orgwww.owlnet.rice.eduwww.anothergoodidea.comwww.wiredforyouth.comwww.libs.uga.eduwww.bluepyramid.orgwww.priceclash.co.ukwww.illyria.comwww.fantasticfiction.co.uk


http://www.arbookguide.com/help_US/ATOSBookLevandPTS.htm

http://www.lexile.com/

http://www.proquest.k12.com/productinfo/pdfs/PQReadingLevels_eLib_SIRS.pdf

http://www.burke.k12.nc.us/