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GRADE
10
Summer Reading List for Summer 2008
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by
Maya Angelou
The Color of Water
by James McBride
1. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Consider
how the political system and cultural beliefs of the United States
impacted the world of African- Americans during the 1930's - 1950's.
Think about the methods of resistance against racism that Angelou
utilized. How did the opportunities for resistance for rural southern
blacks differ from those available to the black people in San Francisco?
How did racism, sexism, violence, and loneliness affect Maya Angelou
and how did she deal with these issues?
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