2006-11-05 14:53:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Night by Elie Wiesel. Short, informative, moving, thought-provoking.
2006-11-05 14:56:47 · answer #1 · answered by catintrepid 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Although it is not a work of literature, I think all high school students should read "Who Moved My Cheese?" Too many kids have big plans for how their life will go after they get out of school, but some dreams are short-lived or never realized at all. They need to be able to change directions if circumstances dictate. It is a good book to consider. (And it is very short!)
2006-11-07 10:48:25 · answer #2 · answered by RDW928 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So many choices! How can one choose?!
1984
The Catcher in the Rye
Huckleberry Finn
Tom Sawyer
The Grapes of Wrath
The Pit and the Pendulum
Some of these are no longer allowed in public schools for ridiculous reasons. We have a generation of kids that hear every type of profanity and derogatory terms used around them, and they ban "Huckleberry Finn" because of the "N" word. In my opinion, it would be better to talk about how it is used, why it is used by the character, the cultural issues, and about how Big Jim is actually a hero in the story and Huck's loyal friend. Anyway, that's my two cents.
Any Shakespeare is good and the epics.
I wouldn't choose just one, but many. LOL
Sue
2006-11-05 17:22:00 · answer #3 · answered by newbiegranny 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think Animal Farm, The Scarlet Letter, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and The Color Purple. Scarlet Letter and Color Purple, I think, aren't as important as Animal Farm and UTC. Simply because the latter have a lot of history in them and for most high school students, they'll have history for 3 years. It helps a lot when you're going through the slavery era (1820s+) and when you're going over the Stalin period.
2006-11-05 15:04:04 · answer #4 · answered by RePat 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I read a book in high school cant remember the name but it was something like " black or white" it was a book about racism i opened my world up to how much suffering there is between races.
2006-11-05 15:07:18 · answer #5 · answered by wildpalomino 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Know Why a Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou.
2006-11-05 14:58:25 · answer #6 · answered by neona807 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anything by Shakespeare, the Crucible and Ethan Frome
2006-11-05 16:16:27 · answer #7 · answered by piglet564 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow -- so many good ones...too many from which to choose, but I'd have to say that the best book is one that inspires you to continue to read more. Catcher in the Rye did that for me.
2006-11-05 14:57:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Scarlet Letter... though it's horrible to get through, it has become a necessary reference for society.
2006-11-05 14:58:25 · answer #9 · answered by theatershadow25 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Robot by asimov
2006-11-05 15:06:03 · answer #10 · answered by come2turkey:) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋