For the essay 2 assignment, you will be writing a critical review of Marco E. Lopez-Quezada’s My March with Cesar. This is a different type of writing assignment than your first essay, which was a primary source analysis. In this scenario, you are writing a reflective essay on your reading of this recent book publication. For context, you can imagine you are writing a critical review of the book for a news magazine publication that is covering new publications. The audience has not yet read the book, but may consider purchasing the book or not following reading your review. Review the instructions below.
Instructions
Compose a 1,000-1,200 critical review of My March with Cesar. Consider any of the following questions in crafting your review:
1. What did you learn from the book that you didn’t know before? 2. What’s the advantage of reading a memoir as a genre of historical writing? 3. What did you learn about life in Bakersfield during the 1950s and 1960s from Marco’s life story? 4. What impact did Catholicism have upon the author? 5. What did you learn about the farm worker movement from this memoir? 6. What insights did you get from the text about Cesar Chavez? 7. What are some questions about the book that you have left unanswered? 8. What are the strengths and weakness of the book? 9. If you attended the virtual zoom with Marco, what sense did you get of why he wrote the book?