ENG 222 - Multicultural Literature for Teachers

• Read and respond to works representing and authored by a range of cultures and ethnicities globally and within the United States - including Native American, Asian American, African American, Mexican American and Gay and Lesbian
• Read and respond to multicultural literary works of various genres - including poetry, fiction, essay, and film
• Plan and present a lesson describing how literary elements such as plot, character, theme, setting, tone, and figurative language relate to literary meaning in a text
• Write an essay that demonstrates the ability to read closely, interpret effectively, and analyze and synthesize literary works in their cultural contexts
• Model higher level thinking skills and scaffold metacognitive processes for a wide variety of literary tasks related to multiculrural themes, such as Origins and Insights, Gender and Identity, Race and Difference, and Individualism and Community
• Develop methods for teaching multicultural literature, including assignments and assessment strategies that invite students to think critically and use textual evidence to support their viewpoints
• Participate in both small and large group discussions on issues of class, race, ethnicity, and sexual preference in literature
• Participate in two campus or community activities related to diversity and multiculturalism and make connections between their content and ideas/issues/texts/strategies explored in the course.