HSDC Continuing Education Program

NEW CEU Project! This is part of our Banned & Challenge Book Series.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is Maya Angelou's 1969 autobiography, the first in a series, detailing her early life from age three to seventeen, focusing on overcoming childhood trauma, racism, and abandonment in the American South through literature and self-discovery. It's a coming-of-age story that explores themes of identity, resilience, and the power of words, becoming a classic for its candid portrayal of abuse and prejudice. (0.73 PPO-Professional Studies CEUs)

Project Requirement: Read the book and answer 10 short essay questions totaling a 3,000 word minimum response.

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NEW CEU Project! This is part of our Banned & Challenge Book Series.

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America is a 2001 book by Barbara Ehrenreich, a work of undercover journalism where she lived and worked low-wage jobs (waitress, maid, house cleaner, nursing-home aide, and Walmart employee) to expose the struggles of the working poor in the U.S. She discovered that these jobs are physically and mentally demanding, require more than one job to survive, and that low-wage workers face a constant, anxious struggle to make ends meet, challenging the idea that these jobs are "unskilled" and easily accessible. The book became a classic, fueling discussions on poverty, labor, and the American dream. (0.675 PPO-Professional Studies CEUs)

Project Requirements: Read the book and answer 10 short essay questions totaling a 3,000 word minimum response.

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NEW CEU Project! This is part of our Banned & Challenge Book Series.

The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1899) follows Edna Pontellier, a stifled 19th-century wife and mother who experiences a profound awakening of personal autonomy, sexuality, and artistic passion while vacationing on Grand Isle, Louisiana. The story explores topics of power and privilege through the characters struggle against late 19th-century patriarchal constraints and domesticity, navigating her desire for autonomy against societal conformity. Her journey highlights the interplay of gendered power, white privilege, and the personal cost of pursuing self-discovery outside traditional marriage and motherhood roles. The novel is considered a classic of early feminist literature, exploring the conflict between individual freedom and societal roles. (0.63 General Studies)

Project Requirements: Read the book and answer 13 short essay questions totaling a 3,000 word response.

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