opportunity to develop since it has always been influenced a more powerful foreign culture. Often Canadian literature is found to be quite old‚ for example in many cases grade 12 students will have to study Mordecai Richler’s Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz or Margaret Laurence’s Stone Angel. Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid Tale‚ the most recent of these books was published in 1985; nearly 30 years ago. Canadian authors are generally white; this is not a very good reflection of Canada’s multiculturalism
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Oral Book Report: 10% of final grade Task: Give an oral presentation of 5-10 minutes in length in which you present a novel to the class. Your discussion of the novel must include the following elements: a short biography of the author a description of the main characters and setting a brief description of the main events (without spoiling the novel for other readers!) an analysis of the main theme or themes of the novel an evaluation of the book overall. What did you like? What did you
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American and British literature without considering our own. 1 No wonder a Canadian student has problems appreciating there culture. Often what Canadian literature is studied is very old. This includes works such as Mordecai’s Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz or Lawrences Stone Angel. Fifth Business‚ which was published in 1970 - over 35 years ago - is still on many courses of study in Gr. 12 classrooms. Atwood’s Handmade’s Tale the most recent of these books was published in 1985; over ten years ago
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Destructive Nature of Dreams American Gangster There Will Be Blood Brian Moore‚ The Passion of Judith Hearne F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ The Great Gatsby John Steinbeck‚ The Pearl John Steinbeck‚ Of Mice and Men Mordechai Richler‚ The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Toni Morrison‚ The Bluest Eye Utopia/Direction of the Future Children of Men The Road Aldous Huxley‚ Brave New World Anthony Burgess‚ A Clockwork Orange Cormac McCarthy‚ The Road George Orwell‚ 1984 Margaret Atwood‚ Oryx and Crake Margaret
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(Davies‚ Letters in Canada 426). No wonder a Canadian student has problems appreciating there culture. It seems as though that any Canadian literature studied is out of date to begin with. This includes works such as Mordecai’s Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz or Lawrence’s‚ Stone Angel. Fifth Business‚ which was published in 1970 - over 40 years ago - is still on many courses of study in Gr. 12 classrooms. Atwood’s Handmade Tale‚ the most recent of these books was published in 1985; over twenty five
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without considering our own (Davies‚ Letters in Canada 426). No wonder a Canadian student has problems appreciating their culture. Often what Canadian literature is studied is very old. This includes works such as Mordecai’s Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz or Lawrences Stone Angel. Fifth Business‚ which was published in 1970 – fourty-five years ago -- is still on many courses of study in Gr. 12 classrooms. Atwood’s Handmade’s Tale the most recent of these books was published in 1985; over twenty
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Canada not having its own control‚ Canadian students have had a harder time appreciating their culture. Often the Canadian literature that is studied tends to be very old and outdated. This includes works such as Mordecai ’s Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz‚ Lawrence ’s Stone Angel and Atwood ’s Handmade Tale. Out of all the books‚ the newest book to of been released was Atwood ’s Handmade Tale in 1985. Although students are encouraged to read modern Canadian literature for their ISP‚ the classroom
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Only Canadian Literature in Grade 12 What is it that grade 12’s learn in English class in the country of Canada? The one thing that is not taught is Canadian literature. All across Canada‚ grade 12’s are being taught Shakespeare and other American or British playwrights. Sure the writings are excellent pieces‚ but how are they relative to our Canadian Heritage? This essay will prove that graduating students must be taught only Canadian literature in grade
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in which we have stored American and British literature without considering our own. No wonder a Canadian student has problems appreciating their culture. Often the Canadian literature studied is very old such as Mordecai’s Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz or Lawrences Stone Angel. The novel Fifth Business‚ which was published in 1970 over 35 years ago‚ is still on many courses of study in Gr. 12 classrooms. Atwood’s Handmade’s Tale was published in 1985 over ten years ago. Again while most teachers
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errors leading to differing interpretations of the same events. The protagonists are Lyndon Brooks (Brooks)‚ an employee‚ and Jane Kravitz (Kravitz)‚ his new supervisor. An additional character is Chuck Taylor (Taylor)‚ a vice president who is initially the direct supervisor for both Brooks and Kravitz‚ until he reorganizes his department and has Brooks report to Kravitz. When reading each case individually‚ you can see how each person came to their specific point of view. The case from Kravitz’s
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