Student Reading List
Auden, W.H. "The Unknown Citizen." Collected Shorter Poems 1927-1957. New York: Random, 1966, 146. A powerfully humorous poem depicting the life of a citizen who made no waves.
Hughes, Langston. "The Chant for Tom Mooney," "Mother to Son," "Let America Be America Again," "Harlem," "Theme for English B." There is no need to limit students. Let them read widely from the Hughes canon.
The International Bill of Human Rights. Foreword by Jimmy Carter. Glen Ellen CA: Entwhistle Books, 1981. This document demonstrates the importance of the United States in inspiring the world to move toward human rights.
Myers, Walter Dean. Fallen Angels. Austin: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1988. Account of a young African American soldier in Vietnam. Compelling story followed by a thorough collection of war-related poetry, letters, and fiction going back to World War I.
O'Brien, Tim. The Things They Carried. New York: Broadway, 1998. Wrenching account of a young man's Vietnam experience from draft notice, through combat, and after return stateside. 2004-2005 selection for One Book, One Philadelphia.
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