Multi-Ethnic Literature [microform] : Help for the English Teacher. Tips on Selecting and Teaching Works by: Jewish Americans, Chinese Americans, Native Americans, and Black Americans / Dorothy Matthews, Ed
- Bib ID:
- 5409137
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Illinois Association of Teachers of English, Urbana
- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1982
- 58 p.
- Summary:
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The seven articles in this journal issue provide suggestions for teaching multiethnic literature at the high school and college levels. The articles contain the following: (1) a discussion of pluralism and literature in the United States; (2) an analysis of Chinese and Chinese American literature; (3) a review of problems faced by teachers of native American literature and a description of a course in native American literature for secondary school students; (4) a description of a course in minority literature, with emphasis on the native American unit; (5) suggestions for teaching ethnic literature through themes, such as values and the family; (6) an explanation of how newspaper articles were used to show students how Richard Wright used facts in creating his fictional character Bigger Thomas; and (7) suggested guidelines for teachers of ethnic literature to use in selecting materials and in clarifying their values and those of their students. (FL)
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- Availability: Illinois Association of Teachers of English, University of Illinois, 608 S. Wright, Urbana, IL 61801 ($3.00).
- ERIC Note: The Illinois Association of Teachers of English is an affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English.
- Illinois English Bulletin, v69 n3 Spr 1982.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
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- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
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