The classics have often been defined as old dusty books written by dead Western white men. I think, over time, that view will change. We had a discussion last week on the classics, and I thought I would provide an opportunity to continue it on the blog. What books have you read that stand out in your mind in this context, either as a certain classic or as certainly not a classic? What part of the criteria relates to your text selection?
Posted by A. Davis at 7:03 AM
I want to use this blog as a multi-purpose blog for my English IV AP class. I will be posting the weekly schedule on here, as well as any assignments. My favorite part is probably to showcase wonderful writing and projects! I also will probably post some school/class news at times. Finally, and the most important part to you twenty-eight over-achievers, is that I will be putting a few postings per unit and the students are required to post a comment (a THOUGHTFUL comment) every unit. These comments should take the form of an online discussion, where you read all of the comments before yours and then make a contribution. Each unit will have a blogging grade attached to it. I am looking forward to the semester both in the classroom as well as online! :)
3 comments:
Lately I have been reading more contemporary books. However, I am a huge fan of anything by Jane Austen. I feel almost all of her books, while not all of them are as well known as others, qualify as classics. Even though the books are written and placed in a different time period, I feel readers today can still relate to her classic plots and characters.
I think that the Twilight series is definitely not going to be a classic. These books lack the ability to stand the test of time that is necessary to be considered classic literature. Sure millions of people read them now, but I predict they will lose popularity in the future.
I read a book entilted Brave Story, by Miyuki Miyabe. Althoughthis is not an American book I still think it could be a modern classic. The main character, Wataru, jhas to journey across a whole other world and finds out that he plays a major role in saving it. he also shows many of the cultural values of Japan in her personality like bravery, intelegence, and respect of elders. I think that all of this gives it enough reason to be considered a classic.
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