The Constancy of the School ‘Canon’: A Survey of Texts Used in Grade 10 English Language Arts in 2006 and 1996

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Storie, D.
  • DeBlois, E.
  • Vermeer, L.
  • Mackey, M.

• 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.

• Date created

  2012

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Surveys
  • Grade 10
  • English language arts
  • Textbooks
  • 2006

• Type of Item

  Article (Published)

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3F56W

• License

  © 2012 Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada. This version of this article is open access and can be downloaded and shared. The original author(s) and source must be cited.