Sunday, February 8, 2009

Initial stages in creating a multicultural literature class at the secondary level

I will be using this online blog to document my weekly progress as I create the curriculum for a multicultural literature class at the secondary level. I have spent the first few weeks attempting to compile a list of resources that will help me develop the theoretical framework for the class. Additionally, I am beginning to find anthologies and compilations of multicultural literature to utilize in the class. Some books that I have found and hope to use include:

Eating on the Street: Teaching Literacy in a Multicultural Society by David Schaafsma
Coming of Age in America: A Multicultural Anthology
Multicultural American Literature: Comparative Black, Native, Latino/a, and Asian American Fictions by A. Robert Lee
Hear My Voice: A Multicultural Anthology of Literature from the United States by Laurie King
The Gay Teen: Educational Practice and Theory for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents

I have been drafting a course description and purpose for the class and will post both of those this week. I am also beginning to outline the format and time lines for the course.

Questions: What should my final project look like? Should it be in the form of a syllabus? A website? A paper?

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