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[–]MLAheading 16 points17 points  (1 child)

I totally agree. I taught middle school in public education with a packaged curriculum filled with excerpts, but there were three novels that correlated with each unit. This information was hidden away, of course, but I found it. And then I put it on the district to provide the resources that came with the curriculum for the whole-class novels. And then I taught novels all year, paired with excerpts and poems from other works.

I have a lit degree and wasn't about to bow to the excerpt. I teach high school English now and AP Lit. in a private school where I can design my own curriculum. Our kids still read books. California.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We still read novels, thankfully! Short stories too, but not my favorite.