APHG: Learning thru Books:
Mar 2014
Name:____________________________________
Book Name:_________________________________________ Author__________________________
Is your book fiction or nonfiction? _________________________________
Culture of the Main character/person:___________________________
(character = fiction book
people/person = nonfiction book)
Main Character/person from WHICH World Region:________________________
Which Country:__________________________________
 ATTACH written report to BACK of this COVER sheet.
 MUST be TYPED.
 Type must be *12 font *Times New Roman *DOUBLE SPACED *standard margins
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Items to include in Written Section:
Section 1: Important characters
Choose 3 of the major characters/people (include THE MAIN character/person as one of these).
Describe what this person & family (his/her personality/character) is like in 3-4 good sentences
Section 2: Book Summary
Write a brief (6-7 good sentences MINIMUM -- can be more) summary of the book.
Section 3: Important cultural aspects: How the history and/or culture affected the main
character & had an impact on his/her life and behavior (Min. 3-4 sentences)
Section 4: Interesting part of the culture:
Choose one part of the culture/history from the book you found the most interesting &
explain your choice.
(Min. 3-4 sentences)
Section 5: Describe aspects of the REGION/LOCATION of the setting for the book—BOTH the
cultural landscape, the physical landscape
(Min. 3-4 sentences—Pics may enhance this but NOT replace the 3-4 sentences)
Instances/info you choose to include in Sections 1-5 should NOT be about the same things!!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This WILL count as a TEST GRADE:
Date DUE:
Fri. May 2 Date Completed & turned in:________________________
nd
Late will equal -5 points per day: ______________________
WRITTEN COMPONENT: 60 Pts.
VISUAL COMPONENT: 40 PTS:
_____________________________
_____________________________
VISUAL should be well done & should display an important aspect of the Story & of the CULTURE.
Up to +5 Ex.Credit Pts. for EXCEPTIONALLY good visual + written ______________
TOTAL GRADE:_______________________________________
APHG Learning Culture through Books:
Mar.-April 2014 Book List: Circle your book!
NOTE: Approx. half of the number of bks will go to 1st per, and half will go to 2nd per.
1. (11)Between Shades of Gray (Lithuanian girl, imprisoned in Soviet gulag)
Ruta Sepetys
2. (10)The Circuit (Stories of growing up as a migrant worker)
Francisco Jiménez
3. (6)Eastward to Tartary: Travels in the Balkans,
the Middle East, and the Caucasus
Robert Kaplan
4. (6)First They Killed My Father (Cambodia girl, work camps, during Khmer rouge) Loung Ung,
5. (6)How Soccer Explains the World
Franklin Foer
6. (6) I am Malala
Malala Yousafvai
7. (5)Kaffir Boy (South African boy during Apartheid)
Mark Mathabane
8. (10)Kite Runner (Afghanistan thru Soviet, Taliban, etc.)
Khaled Hosseini
9. (5)Leaving Glory Town (Struggling under Castro in Cuba
Eduardo F. Calcines
10. (6) A Long Way Gone
Ishmael Beah
11. (2)The New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central Asia
Lutz Kleveman
12. (6)Please Take Care of Mom (Life in South Korea)
Kyung-sook Shin,
13. (2)The Queen of Water
Laura Resau
14. (2)Reading Lolita in Tehran
Azar Nafisi
15. (8)Red Scarf Girl (China in the Cultural Revolution)
Ji-Ji Jiang
16. (2)Road to Coorain (Growing up in Australian Outback)
Jill Ker Conway
17. (6)Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini
APHG Learning Culture through Books:
Name:____________________________________
Book Name:_________________________________________ Author__________________________
Is your book fiction or nonfiction? _________________________________
Culture of the Main character/person:___________________________
(character = fiction book
people/person = nonfiction book)
Main Character/person is from World Region:____________________Country:__________________
 MUST be TYPED.
 Type must be *12 font *Times New Roman *DOUBLE SPACED *standard margins
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APHG Learning Culture through Books:
Name:____________________________________
Book Name:_________________________________________ Author__________________________
Is your book fiction or nonfiction? _________________________________
Culture of the Main character/person:___________________________
(character = fiction book
people/person = nonfiction book)
Main Character/person is from World Region:____________________Country:__________________
 MUST be TYPED.
 Type must be *12 font *Times New Roman *DOUBLE SPACED *standard margins
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------APHG Learning Culture through Books: Name:____________________________________
Book Name:_________________________________________ Author__________________________
Is your book fiction or nonfiction? _________________________________
Culture of the Main character/person:___________________________
(character = fiction book
people/person = nonfiction book)
Main Character/person is from World Region:____________________Country:__________________
 ATTACH written report to BACK of this COVER sheet.
Check one you choose to do: MAY be either TYPED ____ or Very NEATLY Hand-Written in INK ____
 MUST be TYPED.
 Type must be *12 font *Times New Roman *DOUBLE SPACED *standard margins
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APHG Learning Culture thru Books: POTENTIAL Book List (Some NOT for this year)
1. Black Like Me
2. Ashes of Roses
3. Between Shades of Gray (Lithuanian girl , imprisoned in Soviet gulag) Ruta Sepetys
4. The Circuit (Stories of growing up as a migrant worker)
Francisco Jiménez
5. First They Killed My Father (Cambodia girl, work camps, during Khmer rouge) Loung Ung,
6. Kaffir Boy (South African boy during Apartheid)
Mark Mathabane
7. Kite Runner (Afghanistan thru Soviet, Taliban, etc.)
Khaled Hosseini
8. Leaving Glory Town (Struggling under Castro in Cuba
Eduardo F. Calcines
9. Please Take Care of Mom (Life in South Korea)
Kyung-sook Shin,
10. Red Scarf Girl (China in the Cultural Revolution)
Ji-Ji Jiang
11. Road to Coorain (Growing up in Australian Outback)
Jill Ker Conway
12. Ashes of Roses (Factory workers in US, early 20th century
Mary Jane Auch
13. Outcasts United
Warren St. John
14. Diamond: A Journey into the Heart of an Obsession
Matthew Hart
15. Fateful Harvest
Duff Wilson
16. Reading Lolita in Tehran
Azar Nafisi
17. Tunnel Kids
Taylor Lawrence
18. And the Band Played On
Randy Shilts
19. Salt
Mark Kurlansky
20. Cod
Mark Kurlansky
21. Amazon Stranger
Mark Tidwell
22. The New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central Asia
Lutz Kleveman
23. A Long Way Gone
Ishmael Beah
24. In Defense of Food
Michael Pollan
25. How Soccer Explains the World
Franklin Foer
26. Eastward to Tartary: Travels in the Balkans,
the Middle East, and the Caucasus
Robert Kaplan