Open AccessThe Constancy of the School "Canon": A Survey of Texts Used in Grade 10 English Language Arts in 2006 and 1996
Author(s) -
Margaret Mackey,
Leslie Anne. Vermeer,
Dale Storie,
Elizabeth DeBlois
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
language and literacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1496-0974
DOI - 10.20360/g29882
Subject(s) - the arts , english language , section (typography) , language arts , class (philosophy) , mathematics education , literacy , margin (machine learning) , sociology , history , linguistics , psychology , art , pedagogy , visual arts , computer science , philosophy , artificial intelligence , machine learning , operating system
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.