By: Ashlynne Pesch

PowerPoint in class exercise

 Written by Toni Morrison
Follows the life of an escaped slave named Sethe and her mysterious house. Sethe
has killed one of her children, and her childs soul inhabits the house.
Toni Morrison has won a Nobel prize. She works to shed light of the African
American experience.
 Written by George Orwell
Follows the lives of farm animals and their fall into a dictatorship.
Very often taught to high school students.
 Written by Ian McEwan
Follows a girl named Briony and the consequences she must face for a mistake she
makes as a child.
A good example of a post modern text.
 Written by Mark Twain
Follows the adventures of a boy named Huckleberry Finn as he escapes his abusive
father with his friend Jim, an escaped slave. The pair are on a mission to reach the
north for a better life.
Twain works to include AAVE (African American vernacular English) to stay authentic
to the period.
Considered a classic.
 Written by Marjane Satrapi
Follows the life of a young girl in Iran during the Islamic revolution. The book is
actually a graphic novel, and the fictional character is based off of Marjanes
experiences during the Islamic revolution.
Great book to read to better understand the Islamic revolution.
 Written by Gloria Naylor
Follows the lives of African American women who all end up at the same place,
Brewster Place.
The books does an excellent job of shedding light on the African American female
experience.
 Written by George Orwell
The novel is a dystopian novel that follows a man named Winston as he begins to
see the problems of his society.
Very often taught to high school students.
Great example of a dystopian novel, which is a common genre.