Dreams from My Father

1. What do you know about Obama´s early years? Where did he grow up? With whom did he grow up? What was his family like?

2. How do you think Obama and his life reflect American diversity?

3. What´s your opinion of Obama? Why?

Obama's Kenyan grandmother, Akuma, and his father, Barack

Obama, Sr.

Obama's American grandfather, Stanley Dunham, and his mother, Stanley Ann Dunham

Toot, Obama's grandmother holding his mother, Stanley Ann

THE PREFACE

• stands outside the book proper • is about the book• an author explains briefly why they wrote the

book, or how they came to write it• often use the preface to establish their

credibility, indicating their experience in the topic or their professional suitability to address such a topic.

THE INTRODUCTION

• about the content of the book• it introduces what is covered in the book• sets the overall themes of the book• establishes definitions and methodology that

will be used throughout the book