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Originally Posted by Darqref
The difference is all in the class presentation. Because those 50% don't bother to read, the teacher had a lot of class time devoted to plain reading. Then you add all the dissection and investigation of deeper meaning, and I was ready to walk out of class. The other class? The subject was SF, and only about 3 days total was spent on 1984, with intelligent discussion instead of rote dissection. (Then, I had to give a book report to the rest of the class about the book I read instead.)
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I had a seventh grade teacher use this technique to make Huckleberry Finn horrific. On average we went through 25 pages a week. It was sheer and utter torture. I don't know if she was trying to make sure none of us would ever voluntarily read Twain again, or if she just personally hated that book, but by the time she was done 30 kids loathed Huckleberry Finn.
The kicker, I read it in two days, and liked it. Until I had to spend all that time on it. Completely killed that book, and any joy I had at English classes.