The Constancy of the School "Canon": A Survey of Texts Used in Grade 10 English Language Arts in 2006 and 1996

This article reports on a 2006 survey of texts used in Grade 10 English language arts classes in Edmonton, Alberta.  The survey uses the same instrument as a previous 1996 survey and provides comparative data from a section of the same pool as participated in 1996.  In terms of the most popular titl...

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Published inLanguage & literacy (Kingston, Ont.) Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 26 - 58
Main Authors Mackey, Margaret, Vermeer, Leslie, Storie, Dale, DeBlois, Elizabeth
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Toronto Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada 01.01.2012
Subjects
Classrooms
Comparative Analysis
Curricula
curriculum
English literature
Grade 10
grade 10 english
Language Arts
Literacy
Polls & surveys
Secondary education
teaching materials
text selection
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Summary:This article reports on a 2006 survey of texts used in Grade 10 English language arts classes in Edmonton, Alberta.  The survey uses the same instrument as a previous 1996 survey and provides comparative data from a section of the same pool as participated in 1996.  In terms of the most popular titles, there has been very little change during that decade.  To Kill a Mockingbird and Romeo and Juliet continue to be the most widely taught texts by a considerable margin.  Texts taught in only one class show more variability.  Reasons for the striking constancy of the title list are considered.
ISSN:1496-0974
1496-0974
DOI:10.20360/G29882