Letting Go of Literary Whiteness : Antiracist Literature Instruction for White Students Hardback
by Carlin Borsheim-Black, Sophia Tatiana Sarigianides, Timothy J. Lensmire
Part of the Language and Literacy Series series
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Rooted in examples from their own and others' classrooms, the authors offer discipline-specific practices for implementing antiracist literature instruction in White-dominant schools.
Each chapter explores a key dimension of antiracist literature teaching and learning, including designing literature-based units that emphasize racial literacy, selecting literature that highlights voices of color, analyzing Whiteness in canonical literature, examining texts through a critical race lens, managing challenges of race talk, and designing formative assessments for racial literacy and identity growth.Book Features:Specific classroom scenarios and transcripts of race-related challenges that teachers will recognize to help situate suggested strategiesSample racial literacy objectives, questions, and assessments to guide unit instruction.
A literature-based unit that addresses societal racism in A Raisin in the Sun.
Assignments for exploring Whiteness in the teaching of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Questions teachers can use to examine To Kill a Mockingbird through a critical race lens.
Techniques for managing difficult moments in whole group discussions. Collaborative glossary and exploratory essay assignments to build understanding of race-based concepts and racial identity development.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:Teachers' College Press
- Publication Date:30/09/2019
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- ISBN:9780807763063
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:Teachers' College Press
- Publication Date:30/09/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9780807763063
