[ISLMA-Share] FW: Animal Farm companion story

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Our 10H teachers use Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" in
tandem with "Harrison Bergeron." It's an odd one that could work with
honors kids.

Erica Drumm
edrumm at elmhurst205.org
York High School

On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 9:04 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
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> I’ve had an English teacher ask me for suggestions on short stories that
> can be used for a freshman honors course to be read in conjunction with
> George Orwell’s *Animal Farm*. It could have similar themes or could be a
> political allegory or dystopian, but they want to focus on the rhetorical
> appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos. The obvious one to me is Vonnegut’s
> “Harrison Bergeron,” but I’d like to investigate and suggest some more
> contemporary alternatives as well. Does anyone have any great ideas or know
> what your English teachers might be doing?
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> Michael Dorsam
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Erica Drumm
Librarian
York Community High School
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