Canadian Reads

She does not understand why the older and well-known authors are not being read in high school. Prose uses a personal experience from her son’s sophomore English class. He had to read a “weeper and former bestseller by Judith Guest” (424), about a dysfunctional family dealing with a teenage son’s suicide attempt. “No instructor has ever asked my sons to read Alice Munro, who writes so lucidly and beautifully about the hypersensitivity that makes adolescence a hell,”(424). She again mentions books she approves of that should be read in English classes.

Reading contributes to a major part in a high school student's life. Whether it's reading a textbook, notes, a novel, or even posts on social media, we are continually absorbing new information through reading. Canada Reads hosted by CBC has been celebrating marvellous works of Canadian literature since 2002. This annual battle of the books features five novels consisting of a common theme. Each book is then defended by a representative, by the end of the four series podcast they will chose one book they believe all Canadians should read. Participating in this event was incredible. I was able to learn new things along with improving my reading and writing skills. Therefore, Canada Reads should become a part of the grade eleven curriculum due

“If you don’t turn in your reading logs on time,” cackled my 2nd grade teacher, who will be addressed as Mrs. N, “You’ll have to turn your sticks, and you will have to stay in from recess and read The Boxcar Children.” This was blasphemy. Was there no safe haven from the evils of reading? This was the third recess of the week destroyed by those vile compositions. My love of reading had been torn to proverbial shreds, until 7th grade, when it was reborn with the help of a creative, inspiring teacher named Mrs. Caudill.

I recall a conversation had with a good friend of mine not too long ago; I asked her if she planned on reading The Kite Runner over the summer. She then responded with an uninterested no and attempted to steer the conversation towards the new Jordan’s coming out that weekend. I diverted her attention from the shoes long enough to question her response; she then hissed “I can watch the movie! Reading the book is a waste of my time!” Mr. Moe, that statement clearly shows why Laurel should start a reading program. Interest in reading is crashing among the youth, novels are now a “waste of time”. Since the children are our future, it is our responsibility to keep their minds sharp and alert. According to reneweveryday.com, “reading is the ultimate

The Battle of the Books is a citywide reading comprehension competition sponsored by the Virginia Beach public library. It is open to fifth graders only. There are 10 specific books that everyone who participates must read. The point is to learn as many details and facts about the books as possible, in order to compete for the title. It sounded interesting, so at the beginning of November I stayed after school for the first informational meeting. I was chosen for a team along with Austin, Ryan, Kevin, and Michael. We named our team the Time

Just 45 minutes north of Vancouver and 40 south of Whistler, you get to Squamish. Also known as Canada’s Outdoor Recreational Capital. This small town is home to professional athletes, lovers of the outdoors and is filled with friendly faces. Being born and raised in an environment like this has inspired me to be kind to one another and always try my best in whatever I do. From a young age, literature has always been a passion of mine. Hence, why I joined the book club at the Squamish Public Library every year. It brought me jubilance and comfort but, most importantly it helped me grow my imagination as a child. However, as I grew older my interest went down in reading and writing. I am not sure what made the spark dull but, I would love to reignite that love for literature that I had when I was younger.

Strange as it may sound, Canadians truly love they’re magazines. According to Magazines Canada (2012), which is an organization funded by the Canadian government, Canadians read more magazines per capita than any other nation in the world. This, in and of itself, should show the extent in which magazines play a part in Canadian culture. In 1960 the Royal Commission on Publications “found that 75% of the general-interest magazines bought in Canada were American publications, that Time and Reader's Digest took 40 cents out of every dollar of magazine advertising, and that there were only 5 Canadian general-interest consumer magazines” (S. Martin, S. Sarfati, 2013). Harsh restrictions on foreign publications were recommended but these recommendations

I strongly believe that fiction books, play a huge role in a teenager’s life. Fiction books open up a whole new perspective of imagination. For some teens, reading is an escape from reality. Looking for Alaska, written by John Green, is a book that young readers can read to escape from reality, and imagine the story line as it is told. In the book, we are introduced to the daily lives of high school teenagers. We are shown what it’s like to be away from your parents and to get caught up in drugs, drinking, sex, and drunk driving. Despite the school board’s recent sentiments regarding the lack of value that fiction provides, I believe fiction books should remain in the school’s curriculum. Fiction stories help

The aspects of Canadian identity, which can be pulled from Canadian literature, are like water droplets in an ocean; alone they seem minuscule, but when compiled they form something grand. The aspects that are being focused on here are connections with nature, concrete work ethics, and sincerity. Altogether, their importance cannot be negated.

- As known magazines nowadays plays and important role in delivering information and news and they helps people to be updated with the latest trends , fashion, sports and political issues and therefore magazines plays an important role in identifying the culture. And due to the huge foreign magazines in Canada there was a genuine desires by the Canadian government to protect these magazines in order to protect the Canadian culture in the future. The government new that it would be a huge problem in the future and that’s is why it became a huge priority to deal with this issue and motivate high power people to do something about the issue.

Instead of classes’ thinking about a book as just a grade, they could find an interesting aspect of the book they chose. Choosing their novel could lead to them finding characteristics to like about their pick in the book. While reading their selection, students could have a lot more fun reading it and talking about the book with their friends and teacher. Relating to the book, readers will have more desire to read and finish the

Students in Ontario taking English classes should only study Canadian literature because we are surrounded by the American culture. Canada has always been a “branch plant” of another country. This is due to colonization by England and France. Our own culture has never developed because we have always been under the influence of a powerful foreign country. In the past, a student in Ontario would study Shakespeare amongst other British writers. Today they may also study American authors such as Fitzgerald. But many schools limit students’ exposure to Canadian novels with restricted ISP reading lists. In this sense, Canada is an attic in which we have stored American and British literature without including our own.1 This results in a lack of recognition and appreciation for Canadian culture.

In this essay, I will prove that graduating students in Ontario should only study Canadian literature in a Grade 12 English course. While good writers exist in all cultures, Ontario students should only study Canadian writers. Becoming more familiar with our literature. Three reasons for this are; the need to focus on our own Canadian culture despite being surrounded by other cultures: the need to promote and establish our own writers, and the need to encourage younger Canadian authors.

For many, high school is the last time one spends any large portion of time reading, discussing and analyzing novels. This means that this is the last chance for these students to develop important literacy skills. While literacy skills such as reading critically are important, the Ontario Ministry of Education clarifies that “Literacy is about more than reading or writing – it is about how we communicate in society. It is about social practices and relationships, about knowledge, language and culture,” (Ontario Ministry of Education 3). The novels read in school form a big part of learning about these topics and developing compassion and understanding across society and therefore, should be chosen carefully to maximize the development of students as citizens of the world. Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy and Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky should not be taught in schools because they demonstrate values which do not promote cultural tolerance. They demonstrate negative attitudes toward the marginalized communities, glamorize gun use and focus only on a man’s view of the world.

The face of literature has completely changed in the present time. Literature was considered as a broad entity but literature has developed into various branches lately. For example, Dalit literature is literature written by Dalits about their lives. Dalit literature forms an imperative and distinct part of Indian literature. African-American literature is another literature which is produced in United States by writers of African descent. Not only these two, but many literatures like Australian Literature, African literature, Canadian literature, Caribbean literature, Comparative literature etc., have achieved their place in the list of famous literatures in the world. People have gained knowledge and have attained a responsibility on producing literatures that talks about their own country, language, its culture, its customs, its beliefs and above all that, about its history and roots. Among all these literatures, the one literature that has made an immense effort to gain its prominence is Canadian literature. This literature has worked so hard to influence the society as well as world and also to make the country proud. Canadian writers are very talented and have the passion for writing and have been constantly functioning firmly to make a change in the world through their