My 10th grade (ages 15-16, for any non-Americans) English teacher did a unit like that. She chose 4 or 5 books with similar themes, and we all gave her a ranked list of the books we were most interested in. She broke us into groups based on those lists (and, I assume, some other criteria from her knowledge of us individually) and each group read a different book. I’m pretty sure each group did a little presentation on the key themes and she sort of helped us see the similarities and differences in approach. It was a really good unit.
She was an amazing teacher. I had her in 12th grade (ages 17-18), too, and I’m pretty sure I at least appreciated every book she taught, even if I didn’t love them all.
My 10th grade (ages 15-16, for any non-Americans) English teacher did a unit like that. She chose 4 or 5 books with similar themes, and we all gave her a ranked list of the books we were most interested in. She broke us into groups based on those lists (and, I assume, some other criteria from her knowledge of us individually) and each group read a different book. I’m pretty sure each group did a little presentation on the key themes and she sort of helped us see the similarities and differences in approach. It was a really good unit.
She was an amazing teacher. I had her in 12th grade (ages 17-18), too, and I’m pretty sure I at least appreciated every book she taught, even if I didn’t love them all.