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  • Chicago High School for the Arts
  • Chicago, IL
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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"Ceremony rises to greatness and can easily stand as one of the two or three best first novels of her generation, a book that has been startling and moving readers in their thousands for more than a quarter of a century." -Larry McMurtry I continually work to find works of literature that will resonate with my students and build their capacity as readers. I just finished reading Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony, and it is "that book"--one of the most beautifully written novels I have ever read. I intentionally chose Silko's Ceremony to be the first novel my seniors will read in English class this year to provide inspiration for mapping sacred space--as individuals and as a collective community. Additionally, this book provides a way to strengthen my seniors' reading skills as they learn how to navigate a non-traditional narrative structure; Silko's elegant writing weaves oral poetry throughout the nonlinear and fragmented story of Tayo, an army veteran who returns to the reservation suffering from PTSD. But this is not a story about one man's brokenness. Rather, Silko's novel is about excavating history, connecting with ancestral traditions, and healing ourselves and our communities. Isn't this exactly what we want for everyone?

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"Ceremony rises to greatness and can easily stand as one of the two or three best first novels of her generation, a book that has been startling and moving readers in their thousands for more than a quarter of a century." -Larry McMurtry I continually work to find works of literature that will resonate with my students and build their capacity as readers. I just finished reading Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony, and it is "that book"--one of the most beautifully written novels I have ever read. I intentionally chose Silko's Ceremony to be the first novel my seniors will read in English class this year to provide inspiration for mapping sacred space--as individuals and as a collective community. Additionally, this book provides a way to strengthen my seniors' reading skills as they learn how to navigate a non-traditional narrative structure; Silko's elegant writing weaves oral poetry throughout the nonlinear and fragmented story of Tayo, an army veteran who returns to the reservation suffering from PTSD. But this is not a story about one man's brokenness. Rather, Silko's novel is about excavating history, connecting with ancestral traditions, and healing ourselves and our communities. Isn't this exactly what we want for everyone?

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