Do you need help with books you're reading for High School?

[Mandapanda]

Calling all Aussie High School students! Are you having trouble with the books you have to read in school? Sometimes study can take the joy out of reading. The Wheeler Centre is running “Texts In The City“, a series of weekly (in school terms) afternoon chats to help you rediscover a sense of love and wonder about the texts in the High School English list.

For those who can’t get to the talks, videos of each event will be uploaded to the Wheeler Centre website (and I’ll post links here in this thread). The events are presented by Tony Wilson and Jenny Niven.

Remember if you’re studying a book at school you can start a discussion on it in our “Individual Book Discussions" thread and members of the group will come and give you their opinions. It’s a great way to get ideas for your reviews.

01 March - Maestro - Watch video here.
08 March - The Crucible
15 March - Witness
22 March - Dreams from My Father
29 March - Cosi
05 April - Life of Pi
03 May - Richard III
10 May - Things We Didn’t See Coming
17 May - A Streetcar Named Desire
24 May - Ransom
31 May - Great Short Works
07 Jun - Year of Wonders
14 Jun - Twelve Angry Men
21 Jun - On the Waterfront
28 Jun - The Secret River

[[deleted user]]

you know none of these books were one my high school reading list we did thigns like of mice and men, to kill a mockingbird, looking for alibrandi and a lot of aussy YA books not to mention so many bruce dawe poems

[Michael]

I would of been very happy if this was my high school reading list.

[Mandapanda]

Melanie wrote: "you know none of these books were one my high school reading list we did thigns like of mice and men, to kill a mockingbird, looking for alibrandi and a lot of aussy YA books not to mention so many..."

They've taken a selection from the Victorian high school list: http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/correspond...

I can find out what the edu. boards in other states have chosen for their 2011 reading lists if people are interested.

[Jacinta]

I wish this was available waaaayyyy back when I was at school. So many novels were destroyed for me through the agony of high school analysis.

[Neko]

Jacinta wrote: "I wish this was available waaaayyyy back when I was at school. So many novels were destroyed for me through the agony of high school analysis."

YES! I am the same....I hated reading in HS.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I'm waiting for Jessica to join this discussion...she would enjoy it, I'm sure..lol

[[deleted user]]

hs English very nearly destroyed Shakespeare for me
thank god for drama teaches who manage to make it all better, but I must say i HATE of mice and men because of HS

[★ Jess]

Im joining Brenda :)

I got all excited when I saw this, but none of them are on my reading list for this year. (Year 10)
We have it easy in terms of class novels this year:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (already read)
To Kill a Mockingbird (on my to-read list anyway)
Animal Farm (on my to-read list anyway)
Of Mice and Men

There might also be a few scripts for drama, but im not sure yet.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Wow, Jessica, your novels are pretty good...:)

[[deleted user]]

wish i got to doe the curious incident i loved that book but it got banned at my school for ages i have no idea why?
other then that yours were the same as mine be interesting to see what your assignments are based around these books i think my mocking bird one was to right a newspaper article about the trial....i loved it :D