[ISLMA-Share] Reading Ordinary People in 7th Grade

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True, but at least in our neck of the woods those aren't assigned 7th grade titles either. 

Leah Krippner


> On May 11, 2017, at 9:22 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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> Fair point, though I'd argue that Lord of the Flies, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Outsiders, and many other books are just as graphic for one reason or another. 
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>> On May 11, 2017, at 9:02 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> Granted, it's been 20+ years, but I recall our English department getting cold feet and pulling this from sophomore English after it had already been purchased. My memory is that the concern was language---way worse than ass.
>> 
>> I can only imagine the ruffled feathers of 7th grade parents whose children have been largely protected from sanctioned exposure to mature vocabulary.
>> 
>> Leah Krippner
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>>> On May 11, 2017, at 8:48 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>>> My LA teachers are doing a character book study using Lucy Calkins. We pulled a lot of different books, including Lord of the Flies and Ordinary People. Now another teacher is complaining about Ordinary People because of the word "ass" and the suicide. I am arguing that, in the wake of 13 Reasons Why, this is the perfect time to have an informed conversation, but maybe I can't see past the censorship issue? We've had copies of Ordinary People in our bookroom since long before I began working there, and over the years the teachers have requested to keep the book. 
>>> 
>>> I need pros and cons of keeping the book. As of now, the LA teachers are going to pull it from the students currently reading it, which I am trying to avoid. 
>>> 
>>> Thanks in advance! 
>>> Mallory
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