So the question is if this should be in our 9th grade syllabus. I'm not entirely sure what that is so I'm just gonna wing it like Will Smith. Gonna guess it's something you cover in school like how you need to do addition problems in 1st grade. So I think that any book is necessary. You have to read books in English class because it's part of it even though most kids don't like it it's just there.
Because I should be writing about what IS good about that let's get to it. There's a lot to it that makes it such a big thing to teacher. First off books obviously have examples of what grammar should look like and because many people don't read so much it's a good thing to get them to. It's just a way of teaching that is much less stressful for the teacher, like instead of having to go over the difference between of "your" and "you're" for 12 years it is just right in your face and you don't got to teach it cause it's already there.
Adding to this there is more to do than just look at grammar. Usually you're tested on the book which is a good practice for future jobs because you start to pay more attention to what you are reading because you know it'll affect it you later and it can help with planning ahead skills. Most the time you won't pick up a book 20 minutes before the class and finish the chapters you were supposed to 5 days ago. It's also overall just a long term thing that has to do with english because like I said before, without reading a book you are just teaching prepositions year after year and everyone already knows these things by then. If you also write papers on what you are reading it helps with your writing. As far as the book itself I sort of think it's fine to read. A book about a girls life in Africa isn't anything better than a book about a man who goes fishing for squirrels. It as has the same academic advantages.
Although I think reading can help an English class I really think some things are not that were involved in the project. Such as annotating. I really don't think help anything, they just make me a more blunt person. Because you can't make comments on everything in a book like that, it's just difficult. It's also kind of pointless to me how you have to relate outside sources to what you are reading. I honestly don't think watching Kony 2012 is going to help with anything. I honestly couldn't care less about Kony. It might just be me and I might be considered evil for thinking or something but it pulls no interest out of me on what goes on in Africa. I'm just saying. I think reading on Tambu's part of the story and not Kony's is a more respectable thing to do as well. Not all of Africa is starving children. Not even 5% of it is. I just don't see the point. That is all.
I need the grade...... CONTINUING ON: Yea, so basically this old lady totally screwed up and now she will probably get sued for all of her money, way to go, but let's not stop there. This is one of those old lady moments like whenever you spill your coke in the mall and someone else has to clean it up because you're just an elderly person who can't properly function. Well guess what Jane, I know your secrets, I've thought about this too. Blame everything on something that is just a 'silly mistake' and try to look all sweet and innocent but it's not working.
