Dear Curriculum Director,

	As an 11th grade student, I would not want to read "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. I believe the book is too lengthy and historical for an assignment in an English class for 11th graders. The novel is about the French Revolution, and the history of Europe, when most students take US History in their junior year. It is not wise to mix the two, but rather assign a book based on American History to compliment the other subjects that the schools are teaching to the student. There is nothing wrong with the character development and story of the novel, but students should be able to grasp it better as they take AP World History in their senior year and read the novel that year also. Its is a more logical decision to give students material that is related, rather than unrelated, because they will remember it better and grasp the concepts further.

		Sincerely, Jeff Scudder