Honors Recent Global Studies Book Review Project

Honors Recent Global Studies Book Review Project

I. Selected Book

Your essay should be approximately two pages in length and should include the following:

1. 
   A brief summary of the book, including specific examples taken from the book
   
2. 
   An analysis of the author’s purpose in writing the book (Inform? Entertain? Any bias?) including evidence to support your conclusion.
   
3. 
   Explain the historical context of the book. What is the historical setting of this book? How does it affect the plot or characters?
   
4. 
   To whom (if anyone) would you recommend this book and why?
   

In some format (other than essay), synthesize the content of the book. This is your chance to be creative. It may take the form of a character letter, original song, interpretive dance, painting, display board, dramatic performance, etc. The primary rule here is that it must relate directly to your book. If you have any questions or would like to check for relatedness, just ask.

IV. In-Class Presentation (approx. 7 minutes)

Your presentation should include the following:

1. 
   A summary and recommendation of the book for the class. Your classmates will have the opportunity to ask questions about the book at this point.
   
2. 
   Presentation of your multimedia component.
   

All Quiet on the Western Front – Erich Maria Remarque

Fathers and Sons – Ivan Turgenev

Catch 22 – Joseph Heller

For Whom The Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

A Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway

The Scarlet Pimpernel – Emmuska Orczy

Dr. Zhivago – Boris Pasternak

Slaughterhouse Five – Kurt Vonnegut

A Thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini

Cry, the Beloved Country – Alan Paton

Animal Farm – George Orwell

The Song of Bernadette – Franz Werfel

Captain Blood – Rafael Sabatini

A Tale of Two Cities – Charles Dickens

The Scarlet Letter – Nathaniel Hawthorne

“Socialism is Great!” - Lijia Zhang

Gulag: A History – Anne Applebaum

Mao’s Last Dancer – Li Cunxin

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood – Marjane Satrapi

Six Days of War: June 1967 – Michael B. Oren