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

Language and …, Jan 1, 2012

This article reports on a 2006 survey of texts used in Grade 10 English language arts classes in ... more 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.

Research paper thumbnail of Past, Present, and Future in Tenth Grade English: A Longitudinal Study of Text Selection

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This paper reports on a comparative study of Grade 10 English classes in Edmonton, Alberta, Canad... more This paper reports on a comparative study of Grade 10 English classes in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where a snapshot of selected materials was taken on two occasions, a decade apart. The first study was conducted in the spring of 1996 and included 21 of the 22 schools in the Edmonton Public and Edmonton Catholic School Systems (Altmann,

Research paper thumbnail of Mina Loy: the language of the body, the language of attack

Mina Loy: the language of the body, the language of attack

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

Language and …, Jan 1, 2012

This article reports on a 2006 survey of texts used in Grade 10 English language arts classes in ... more 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.

Research paper thumbnail of Past, Present, and Future in Tenth Grade English: A Longitudinal Study of Text Selection

conflibs.literacyresearchassociation. …

This paper reports on a comparative study of Grade 10 English classes in Edmonton, Alberta, Canad... more This paper reports on a comparative study of Grade 10 English classes in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where a snapshot of selected materials was taken on two occasions, a decade apart. The first study was conducted in the spring of 1996 and included 21 of the 22 schools in the Edmonton Public and Edmonton Catholic School Systems (Altmann,

Research paper thumbnail of Mina Loy: the language of the body, the language of attack

Mina Loy: the language of the body, the language of attack

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