book report

Description

Write a book report on one book from the Anti-Racist Reading List: for 15 extra credit points.

1. “Recitatif” by Toni Morrison

2. The Miner’s Canary by Lani Guiner and Gerald Torres

3. Possessive Investment in Whiteness by George Lipsitz

4. This Bridge Called My Back Edited by Cherríe Moraga and Gloria Anzaldúa

5. Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

6. For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange

7. Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

8. A Taste of Power by Elaine Brown

9. Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

10. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

11. Divided Sisters by Midge Wilson & Kathy Russell

12. Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins

13. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

14. The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

15. Passing by Nella Larsen

16. The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

17, Whiteness of a Different Color by Matthew Frye Jacobson

18. The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon

19. But Some of Us Are Brave Edited by Akasha (Gloria T.) Hull, Patricia Bell-Scott, & Barbara Smith

20. Women, Race, & Class by Angela Y. Davis

21. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Book Report Format

Name: Class: Date:

Title:

Author (provide full reference)

(Include headings, and all information in parentheses; do not include text in parentheses.)

Author: (Who is the author? Have you read any other works by this author? Do you plan to read more from this author?)

Genre: (What type of book is this: fiction, nonfiction, biography, etc.? What types of people would like to read this kind of book?)

Title: (What does the title do for you? Does it spark your interest? Does it fit well with the text of the book?)

Characters: (Are there characters in the work? Who are the principle characters? How do they affect the story? Do you empathize with them? What happens to them? Differentiate between the good and bad characters.)

Key Ideas: (What is the main idea of the work? What makes it good, different, or groundbreaking? What happens?)

Themes/Motifs/Style: (What themes or motifs stand out? How do they contribute to the work? Are they effective or not? How would you describe this author’s particular style? Is it accessible to all readers or just some?)

Argument: (How is the work’s argument set up? What support does the author give for her/findings? Does the work fulfill its purpose/support its argument?)

Quotes: (What parts did you like best? What quotes stand out? Are there parts that you could quote to make your report more enjoyable or more thoughtful? How can you demonstrate the author’s talent or the feel of the book through a quote?)