Middle+School+Literary+Canon+Project

During this grade 8 acceleration session, Collins Middle School students will conduct research, analyze selected readings, and establish criteria for use in evaluating literary works from all genres for possible inclusion in a proposed middle school literary canon. After nominating titles for the canon, students will read, review, and select those works they recommend as required reading for all middle school students.


 * Select **** ed Readings ** :

[|"Can 35 Million Book Buyers Be Wrong? Yes."] by Harold Bloom. //Wall Street Journal//, 7/11/00 [|Dumbing Down American Readers],by Harold Bloom. //The Boston Globe//, 9/24/03 [|The Literary Canon-What Books Should be Required Reading?] from Meghan Ward's [|Writerland] [|Newbery 2014], by Elissa Gershowitz. //The Horn Book Magazine//, July/August 2014 [|The Search for Distinguished], by Kathleen T. Horning. //The Horn Book Magazine//, July/August 2012 [|The Crushing Boredom of a Tired Curriculum], by David D. Brown V. The Boston Globe, 1/25/15 [|TweetWorthyReads@cms]
 * ** Database & Website Resources ** ||
 * = [[image:novplus_button_200x100.gif caption="Find fiction and nonfiction book reviews, recommended reading lists, links to author web sites and much more in this fine database resource." link="http://search.epnet.com"]] || [[image:NewberyMedal 2014-10-23 at 12.10.28 AM.png width="161" height="155" caption="The Newbery Medal" link="http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal"]] || [[image:TheEdgarAwards 2014-10-23 at 12.33.27 AM.png width="140" height="180" align="center" caption="The Edgar Awards, presented by the Mystery Writers of America" link="http://www.theedgars.com/index.html"]] ||
 * = [[image:ScottODell 2014-10-23 at 12.05.13 AM.png width="133" height="140" align="center" caption="Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction" link="http://www.scottodell.com/pages/scotto'dellawardforhistoricalfiction.aspx"]] || [[image:PrintzAward2014-10-23 at 12.42.16 AM.png width="164" height="166" caption="The Michael L. Printz award, for literary excellence in young adult literature" link="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/printz-award"]] || [[image:NebulaAwards2014-10-23 at 12.52.05 AM.png width="175" height="151" caption="The Nebula Awards, presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America" link="http://www.sfwa.org/nebula-awards/"]] ||
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 * = [[image:goodreads.png width="185" height="109" align="center" link="https://www.goodreads.com"]] ||  ||   ||
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