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The OCD tendencies that I only half-joke about having will sometimes manifest themselves in the oddest ways. Sometimes it’s the way I arrange my groceries on the conveyor belt for check-out. Other times, it’s school planning. I’m not sure if the best title for this post is How to Plan a High School Reading List <\/strong>or How a Person with OCD Tendencies Plans a High School Reading List<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to that check-out lane, my family members have learned not to attempt to help me put groceries on the conveyor – or, at least, to just pass the items to me and let me put them where I want them. All the frozen stuff has to go first, followed by meat, followed by dairy. Then, produce, followed by canned goods, and so on. It makes sense because all the cold foods need to go in the cooler bags together so they stay cold.<\/p>\n\n\n

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How to Plan a High School Reading List<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the same way, I want the high school reading list that I plan to make sense by grouping similar things together<\/strong>. Doing so makes school more efficient – as efficient as having all the canned goods in the same bag when it’s time to put groceries away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, let’s consider how this “grouping system” works in a practical way …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Study American Literature with American History<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I love learning history through literature<\/strong>, so it just makes sense to study American Lit alongside American History. As we work our way through our country’s history, we’ll read classics such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n