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Letting Go of Literary Whiteness

Antiracist Literature Instruction for White Students

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

AvCarlin Borsheim-Black,Sophia Tatiana Sarigianides

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-09-06
Mått154 x 226 x 12 mm
Vikt230 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieLanguage and Literacy Series
Antal sidor160
FörlagTeachers' College Press
MedarbetareTimothyJ. Lensmire
ISBN9780807763056

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Foreword Timothy J. LensmireAcknowledgments1. Teaching About Racism Through Literature in White SchoolsWhy Focus on White Educational Contexts?Why Teach About Racism Via Literary Study?What Is a Critical Race Approach and Why Take It Up?Notes on Authorial Decisions Throughout the Book2. Designing Racial Literacy Objectives and Assessments for Literature-Based UnitsCommon Challenge: Glossing Over Complex Race ConceptsWhy This Matters from a Critical Race PerspectiveWhat You Can Do: Use Backward Planning to Design Literature-Based Units for Racial LiteracyIn the Classroom: Articulating Racial Literacy Objectives for A Raisin in the SunConclusion3. Introducing a Racialized Reader ResponseCommon Challenge: White Readers' Misreadings of Blackness in LiteratureWhy This Matters from a Critical Race PerspectiveWhat You Can Do: Interrupt Whiteness Via Text Selection and Literary ResponseIn the Classroom: Racializing White Readers' Responses to The CrossoverConclusion4. Unearthing Whiteness in Canonical Texts about RacismCommon Challenge: White Investments in Canonic White Savior NarrativesWhy This Matters from a Critical Race PerspectiveWhat You Can Do: Expose Whiteness in Canonic, White-Authored TextsIn the Classroom: Exposing Whiteness in Adventures of Huckleberry FinnConclusion5. Applying a Critical Race Theory Lens for Literary AnalysisCommon Challenge: Reinforcing Racism via Traditional Literary AnalysisWhy This Matters from a Critical Race PerspectiveWhat You Can Do: Employ a CRT Lens for Literary Analysis In the Classroom: Applying a CRT Lens to To Kill a MockingbirdConclusion6. Planning for and Responding to Race TalkCommon Challenge: Managing Race TalkWhy It Matters from a Critical Race PerspectiveWhat You Can Do: Use Proactive and Reactive Strategies for Managing Race TalkConclusion7. Designing Assignments to Build Racial LiteracyCommon Challenge: Questioning White Racial AssumptionsWhy This Matters from a Critical Race Perspective What You Can Do: Design Assignments to Scaffold Racial LiteracyIn the Classroom: Using Collaborative Glossaries and Exploratory EssaysRacial Identity Work for White TeachersA Beginning, Not an EndReferencesIndexAbout the Author