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George Orwell's '1984' chosen as top book by teachers
ITV REPORT ^
| 31 July 2015
Posted on 07/31/2015 1:08:55 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four has been voted the number one book that "every student should read before leaving secondary school" by teachers.
The list of 100 novels has been chosen by 500 teachers for the National Association for the Teaching of English and the TES magazine.
Orwell's dystopian work comes ahead of The Harry Potter series, which was ranked sixth, and was closely followed by Animal Farm in third place.
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To: MinorityRepublican
They’re probably using it as a study guide.
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:10:05 PM PDT
by
Husker24
To: MinorityRepublican
I’d suggest all of the Distopian classics along with at least one book by Heinlein.
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:11:06 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
To: MinorityRepublican
The Camp of the Saints is a cookbook!
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:11:22 PM PDT
by
T-Bone Texan
('Zionists crept into my home and stole my shoe' - Headline)
To: MinorityRepublican
1984 is one of those books more interesting to talk about than it is to actually read.
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:21:35 PM PDT
by
Borges
To: Borges
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:22:49 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: MinorityRepublican
It isn't a bad list. 1984, Animal Farm and Atlas Shrugged all belong in the top three. Their #2
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee wasn't a bad book back when I was a pup in the 1960s and 70s but it is largely dated now.
Even though all three of my favorites were written earlier, they are more relevant for the times we are living in now.
The other seven:
4 Lord Of The Flies by William Golding
5 Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck
6 The Harry Potter series by J K Rowling
7 A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
8 The Catcher In The Rye by J D Salinger
9 Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
10 Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen
There are some good classics on the bottom seven, only one of which was written after my schoolboy era.
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:23:17 PM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: MinorityRepublican
Anyone who studies the appendix of “1984” will learn all he needs to know about modern liberalism.
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:25:58 PM PDT
by
Skooz
(Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
To: Husker24
Yeah, what’s this “dystopian” crap? For teachers, it should be “utopian.” That’s clearly what they want.
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:38:14 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
To: Vigilanteman
Harry Potter? Really? And no “Red Badge of Courage”?
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:39:21 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
To: MinorityRepublican
'1984' chosen as top book by teachers... Could this be as a false path to keep kids from reading Brave New World?
BNW is more like what is happening to society today.
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:40:06 PM PDT
by
C210N
(When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Harry Potter is probably the worst choice on the list. Yes, Stephen Crane or Huxley's book
Brave New World would be better choices.
I think Harry Potter was an affirmative action pick because they had to have something modern.
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:50:11 PM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: C210N
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:50:34 PM PDT
by
Blueflag
(Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
To: Blueflag
I know it’s not a book, but Kurt Vonnegut’s short story “Harrison Bergeron” should be on the list.
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:55:28 PM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
To: Vigilanteman
Where is Old Yeller and Where the Red Fern Grows?
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posted on
07/31/2015 2:00:08 PM PDT
by
Sybeck1
To: reg45
I know it’s not a book, but Kurt Vonnegut’s short story “Harrison Bergeron” should be on the list.As should be "The Children's Story". They should also be required to watch "The Wave".
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posted on
07/31/2015 2:12:13 PM PDT
by
IYAS9YAS
(Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
To: MinorityRepublican
To: MinorityRepublican
I guarantee those teachers will be using it to bash conservative principles and show how wonderful the age of Obama is. All the while missing the irony.
To: Borges
To: IYAS9YAS
I made my kids watch ‘The Wave’ (earlier US version) on YT.
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