Past Curriculum Examples
Past Curriculum Examples
These methods and materials were contributed by faculty who have incorporated Books of the Year into their curriculum. These are offered as examples of how the books and the themes they represent can be used as powerful tools to engage students in meaningful, thought provoking reflection and discussion. Topic areas include: Syllabus, Essay, Discussion, Presentation, Readers' Guides, and More Ideas. Please contact Libby Roderick, Director, at eroderick@alaska.edu if you would like to contribute.
- SyllabusPRPE 108: Introduction to College Writing
(linked with AKNS 290)
Shannon Gramse, Fall 2010, University of Alaska Anchorage
Book: Yuuyaraq: The Way of the Human Being
SOC 405: Social Change
Anne Jache, Spring 2010, University of Alaska Anchorage
Book: Shopping for Porcupine by Seth Kantner
LSSS 312: Individuals, Groups, and Institution
Anne Jache, Fall 2009, University of Alaska Anchorage
Book: The Whale and Supercomputer by Charles Wohlforth
ANTH 200: Natives of Alaska
Phyllis Fast, Spring 2009, University of Alaska Anchorage
Book: Growing Up Native in Alaska edited by A.J McClanahan
PRPE 108: Introduction to College Writing
(linked with AKNS 290)
Shannon Gramse, Fall 2008, University of Alaska
Books: Do Alaska Native People Get Free Medical Care? edited by Libby Roderick; Growing Up Native in Alaska edited by A.J McClanahan; Yuuyaraq: The Way of the Human Being by Harold NapoleonSOC 310: Sociology of Aging
Anne Jache, Spring 2010, University of Alaska Anchorage
Book: Shopping for Porcupine by Seth Kantner
SOC 101: Introduction to Gerontology
Anne Jache, Fall 2009, University of Alaska Anchorage
Book: The Whale and Supercomputer by Charles Wohlforth
SOC 110: Introduction to Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Anne Jache, Fall 2009, University of Alaska Anchorage
Book: Yuuyaraq: The Way of the Human Being by Harold Napoleon
ENGL 211: Academic Writing About Literature
Erika Veth, Spring 2009, University of Alaska Anchorage
Book: Yuuyaraq: The Way of the Human Being by Harold Napoleon - EssayPRPE 108: Introduction to College Writing
Shannon Gramse, Fall 2010, University of Alaska Anchorage
Books:Yuuyaraq:The Way of the Human Being by Harold Napoleon;Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeEnglish 211: Academic Writing About Literature
Erika Veth, Spring 2009, University of Alaska Anchorage
Book: Yuuyaraq: The Way of the Human Being by Harold Napoleon - DiscussionSWK 342: Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Mary Dallas Allen, Fall 2011, University of Alaska Anchorage
Book: The Working Poor: Invisible in America by David Shipler
ENGL 211: Academic Writing About Literature
Erika Veth, Spring 2009, University of Alaska Anchorage
Book: Yuuyaraq: The Way of the Human Being by Harold NapoleonPRPE 108: Introduction to College Writing
(linked with AKNS 290)
Shannon Gramse, Fall 2010, University of Alaska Anchorage
Book: Yuuyaraq: The Way of the Human Being by Harold Napoleon - PresentationESL 109: Vocabulary Enhancement II
Christina Gheen, University of Alaska Anchorage
Book: Swallows of Kabul by Yasmina Khadra - Reader's Guides
Books Themes The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
by Anne FadimanImmigration and Otherness
06/07The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret AtwoodReligion and Politics
07/08The Swallows of Kabul
by Yasmina KhadraReligion and Politics
07/08Yuuyaraq:The Way of the Human Being
By Harold Napoleon
Alaska Natives:
A Call to Understanding
08/09Growing Up Native in Alaska
edited by A.J. McClanahanAlaska Natives:
A Call to Understanding
08/09The Whale and the Supercomputer
by Charles WohlforthResponding to
Climate Change in Alaska
09/10Shopping for Porcupine
by Seth KantnerResponding to
Climate Change in Alaska
09/10This is Not Civilization: A Novel
by Robert RosenbergService in a Foreign Land
10/11Mountains Beyond Mountains
by Tracy KidderService in a Foreign Land
10/11The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
by Michael LewisMoney & Morality
11-13The Working Poor: Invisible in America
by David ShiplerMoney & Morality
11-13The Influencing Machine By Brooke Gladstone Information, Ideas, Ideology:
Shaping Your Reality
13-15Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden Information, Ideas, Ideology:
Shaping Your Reality13-15 - More Ideas
- Interdisciplinary Book Club. Encourages critical thinking from various perspectives. Different faculty teaching
same book in different disciplines bring students together for facilitated discussion.
- Class Wiki. Provides opportunity for reflection through collaboration.
- Ideas from Difficult Dialogues Faculty. Curriculum ideas created and complied by Difficult Dialogues faculty.
- Interdisciplinary Book Club. Encourages critical thinking from various perspectives. Different faculty teaching
same book in different disciplines bring students together for facilitated discussion.