*whispers* The classics aren't locked away in a room to which only English teachers have the key. We are not gatekeepers for the canon, and the only reason we feel we are is because we worry kids won't read those texts in English class otherwise. But so what if they don't?
Tons of books have been written about love, loss, acceptance, etc. Is it better to have every kid be able to say, "Have you read Romeo and Juliet? Me too," or is it better to have kids say, "I haven't read R&J, but I HAVE read _____ and it was great. Should I read R&J?"
Jun 27, 2018 • 22 tweets • 7 min read
There's been a lot of discussion about the #lauraingallswilderaward and #LauraIngallsWilder 's place in the literary canon, and a lot of it centers around nostalgia. But your nostalgia has never been a great reason to make kids read anything. So let's #DisruptTexts it!
Before we do that, let's look at some articles that help us to frame WHY we're disrupting the Little House series:
I've posted a little bit about exploring Twitter threads as a new and emerging genre, and people have seemed interested in how that works (including some #HISDELA teachers and #ILAChat members), so here's a general overview!
First and foremost: the reasoning. Research shows that more and more people are getting their news from social media (journalism.org/2017/09/07/new…), which also means that more and more people are getting their news with a heavy dose of commentary.
