Posted on September 29, 2009 by Nari
What I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Why
Removed as required reading in Annapolis, Md. freshman English curriculum (2006) because the book’s rape scenes and other mature content are too advanced for ninth graders. The freshman English class syllabus is sent home to parents to read at the beginning of each year. It [...]
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Posted on September 29, 2009 by Nari
TEASER TUESDAYS asks you to:
# Grab your current read.
# Let the book fall open to a random page.
# Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
# You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can [...]
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