Assignment: Book Review – You will read a book from the following list, prepare a 2-3 page synopsis of the book along with your personal reaction about how the book influenced your understanding of the issues discussed in this class.
*Issues discussed in class:
Race, Ethnicity, Class, Poverty, Affirmative action, Reverse discrimination Gender equality, alternative lifestyles, cognitive differences, religion, understanding disabilities and how difficult they can be, old age/new generations, politics, political ideology.
List of Books:
This is how it always is by Laurie Frankel One Child by Torey L. Hayden
Rachel and her children by Jonathon Kozol Are Italians white? By Guglielmo/Salerno
Savage Inequalities by Jonathon Kozol Paper Daughter by Elaine Mar
Amazing Grace by Jonathon Kozol Out of the ordinary by Howey/Samuels
The Shame of the Nation by Jonathon Kozol Is it a choice?by Eric Marcus
Everyday acts against racism by M.T. Reddy Nice Jewish girls by Evelyn Beck
Close the book on hate by Stern-LaRosa & Bettmann A Jew in the Lotus by Rodger Kamenetz
I know why the caged bird sings by Maya Angelou How the Garcia girls lost their accents by
The autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley Julia Alvarez
Up from slavery by Booker T. Washington Lost in translation: A life in a new language
Black Moses by E.D. Cronon by Eva Hoffman
A different mirror by Ron Takaki Gender shock: Exploding the myths of male
Boys will be men by P. Kivel and female by Phyllis Burke
Gender play by B. Thorne Learning outside the lines by Mooney / Cole
The unexpected minority by J. Gliedman & W. Roth Thinking in pictures: And other reports from
Exploring new religions by G.D. Chryssides my life with autism /Temple Grandin
Neighboring Faiths by W. Corduan House Rules by Jodi Picoult
Small great things by Jodi Picoult Wonder by RJ Palacio
Other people’s children by L. Delpit Why are all the black kids sitting together in
Learning in small moments by D.R. Meier the cafeteria? By B.D. Tatum
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman The schools our children deserve by Alfie
Please understand me and Please understand me II by David Keirsey Kohn
The curious incident of the dog in the night time by Mark Haddon
Always running: LaVida Loca by Luis Rodriguez Racism explained to my daughter by
If I ever get out of here by Eric Gansworth Tabar Ben Jelloun
My name is Leon by Kit DeWaal The wet back by Ron Arias
The grapes of wrath by John Steinbeck You can’t touch my hair by Phoebe Robinson
The boy who carried bricks by Alton Carter
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