Final Exam part 2

Consider these arguments against YA literature below.  Do you agree or disagree?  Pick one book from this semester and imagine that you are having to justify its inclusion in the district’s curriculum.  Imagine that the school board is arguing against you

I feel that The Book Thief should be added to the curriculum because its a book that talks about an even that happened in History and shows how people would hide their what they really felt for fear.  The district wants and tries to protect the students from being exposed to themes that they feel that is not proper for students.  I would have to disagree with them because students should be taught about what life is in reality for them to become stronger in life and have knowledge of previous tragic events.  The district will argue that the Holocaust is too strong for students and could be depressing.  And maybe it is a strong event that happened in history and had a great impact on the nation and students will learn to value themselves and avoid making the same mistakes that people did.  As society ages we see common reoccurences of past events because have little knowledge or they don't break away from that mentality and we want our next generation to be optimistic to change and be open minded.  We want to avoid them being pessimistic about life and their surrounding.  Having students read literature that could challenging will help enhance them in reading and fluency.  Learning about real life events also builds a connection to the life that we live in and strengthen their optimism of life.  Students will not only enjoy challenging books but they will remember it later in life because of the fact that it dealt with an even that marked history and a change of society.  The Book Thief will give students a chance to express themselves of their thoughts of the event and compare and contrast to what is going on today in society and give their opinion to what they think or feel.  Some could start to have a change of mind if they are following the footsteps or being racist or being naive about other peoples beliefs and change to being open minded and not grow up with that mentality as well to go for what they believe and not hide.