Family Gumbo: Urban Students Respond to Contemporary Poets of Color

Describes a course that integrates U.S. literature and history around key social issues to sensitize students to the need for a more just society and a higher quality of life for all citizens. Discusses the poetry unit that focused on contemporary U.S. poets of color, the teaching methods, and examp...

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Veröffentlicht in:	English journal 1992-09, Vol.81 (5), p.45-54
Hauptverfasser:	Athanases, Steven Z., Christiano, David, Drexler, Susan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African American literature Age Differences American literature Black people Brooks, Gwendolyn (1917-2000) Cisneros, Sandra Course Descriptions Curricula Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) EJ Forum: Rediscovering America through Literature Ethnic Groups Family (Sociological Unit) Family members Fathers Giovanni, Nikki Grade 11 Harlem Renaissance poetry Hispanic American Literature Hispanic Americans Japanese Americans Knight, Etheridge Learner Engagement Literary criticism Literature Instruction Love poetry Malcolm X Mexican Americans Minority Groups Mothers Multicultural Education Poetic themes Poetry Poets Racial Differences Reader Response School Districts Secondary Education Student Attitudes Student Writing Models Tales Teaching Methods United States Literature Units of Study Urban Education Urban Schools Walker, Alice (1944- ) Writers
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Zusammenfassung:	Describes a course that integrates U.S. literature and history around key social issues to sensitize students to the need for a more just society and a higher quality of life for all citizens. Discusses the poetry unit that focused on contemporary U.S. poets of color, the teaching methods, and examples of the students' poetry. (PRA)
ISSN:	0013-8274 2161-8895
DOI:	10.2307/819894