Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 1/12/2010 - 7:30 PM
Category: Untitled
Type: Info
Subject: 17.17 Adoption of 10th through 12th grade novel Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup for the Extended Core Literature list
LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
Policy:
Enclosure Backup and comments from committee members attached.
File Attachment:
Slumdog comments.doc
Slumdog Millionaire Backup.pdf
Summary: A Site Literature Committee at Concord High School read and prepared Slumdog Millionaire for adoption for the Extended Core Literature list. This novel supports the following Language Arts standards:

Literary Response and Analysis: 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.11, 3.12
Writing Applications: 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5
Listening and Speaking Strategies: 1.0

Summary of novel: The book is the story of an Indian boy's life, as told in segments as they relate to his answers to a television game show. The answer to each question is a part of a stage in his growing up years, with extraordinary tales of the poeple he interacted with, his experiences, and what factors created him to be the person he has become.
Funding: None needed at this time
Fiscal Impact None
Recommendation: For information only
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Cindy Barnett - None
Signed By:
Diane Sargent - None
Signed By:
Melinda Hall - Director of Certificated Personnel
Signed By:
Alan Young - Associate Superintendent
Signed By:
Richard Nicoll - Interim Sup