If I ever meet the people who decided that “The Fall of the House of Usher” would be the first story my tenth graders would read, I will kick them in the knees. Assholes.

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I recently read an article that talked about rigor. It said just because something is rigorous doesn’t mean it’s worth struggling through and instead of rigor, we should be promoting vigor, as in excitement.

For 12th graders, I have Beowulf. I try to liken it to today’s world, and we talk about warriors and aggression and how men come of age in our society.

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Really? I've done it and paired it with the parody. Them again, never did it at the start of the year.

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THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER It was a bigboxy wreck of a house Owned by a classmate of mine named Rod Usher, Who lived in the thing withhis twin sister. He wasa louse and she was a souse. While I wasvisiting them onewetsummer, shedied. We buried her, Or rather westuck her in a back room for a bit, meaning to bury her When the graveyard dried. But the weather got wetter. One night wewere both waked by a twister, Plus a screeching and howling outside that turned out to be sister Up and dying again, making it hard for Rod to forget her. He didn't. He and shedied in aheap, and I left quick, Which was lucky since the house fell in right after, Like a ton of brick.

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The Man in the Dark Suit is a good quick Read as well.

Very grateful for a great department head and a supportive principal who have given us permission not to teach it! I’ll be teaching Stephen King’s “The Dune” instead!

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