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Herrington, Anne J.; Curtis, Marcia – Harvard Educational Review, 1990
The Basic Writing course at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst was altered to give voice to marginalized minority students. The reading list was changed to include predominantly non-White authors, and students were encouraged to reflect on these readings and express in writing their own experiences of marginalization. (SK)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Cultural Background, Ethnic Discrimination, Ethnicity

Mitchell, Jason P. – Writing on the Edge, 1997
Contends that readings on social class in the United States are rarely given in college (with textbooks being "particularly weak" in this area). Lists and annotates 11 articles and books that may be given to remedy that situation. (PA)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Reading Assignments
Aghbar, Ali-Asghar – 1987
In a freshman English class that aims at improving the students' general writing ability, reading activities and materials should be used only to the extent that they directly contribute to writing development. The following criteria can be used to select and evaluate reading materials for a writing class: (1) stimulating quality; (2) relevance;…
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Reading Assignments, Reading Material Selection
Brown, Joanne – 2003
An instructor of an adolescent literature course wanted to give the students an opportunity to study some novels not specifically written for an adolescent audience. Examples of such novels were: Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye," and Jamaica Kincaid's "Annie John." Including…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Course Descriptions, Fiction

Myers, Eleanor L. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1999
Describes the experience of one developmental reading class instructor in using articles from current event publications to foster problem solving, synthesis and analysis, and perspective-taking. Discusses the assignments given to the students and the process used for evaluating student work. Includes a six-step demonstration of study strategies.…
Descriptors: Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Literacy Education
Carroll, Jeffrey – 1988
Employing a body of texts for the reading and study of literature in the English classroom leads to much argumentation, with much disagreement about what is fair game for the writing student. To help determine which texts to select it is necessary to define cultural literacy in a different way from that of E. D. Hirsch. Hirsch would prescribe…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Higher Education, Literature
Johannessen, Larry R. – 1993
Suggesting that literature dealing with the Vietnam War can have a dramatic impact on students, this paper assists teachers in selecting young adult literature on the war, discusses a variety of assignments, and presents student responses to the literature. The paper begins with a discussion of the three main types of young adult literature:…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Class Activities, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Higher Education
Yonke, Jean Mullin – 1991
To prepare students to live in a diverse world, writing teachers must create a non-threatening environment in their classrooms and introduce the issues of race, ethnicity, and class in reading and writing assignments. One assignment that a writing teacher used successfully both in a writing workshop course for less proficient writers and in a…
Descriptors: Black Stereotypes, Classroom Environment, Cultural Differences, Higher Education

Hollingsworth, Paul M.; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1993
Offers eight teaching suggestions from teachers, regarding an effective strategy for teaching inferential comprehension, how to chose a good book, book celebrations, annotation writing for developmental readers, an assignment to promote reading for pleasure, a discussion group program for adult new readers, memo writing as an information network,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education
Johannessen, Larry R. – 1993
Noting that the literature of the Vietnam War can have a powerful impact on students, this paper discusses why such literature should be taught, what types of literature should be taught, and how teachers might go about teaching some of the literature. The paper begins by presenting numerous student responses to various novels on the Vietnam War,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Class Activities, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Small, Robert C., Jr. – 1987
Noting that teacher education students are unfamiliar with the censorship issue, this paper discusses three kinds of censorship the pre-service English teacher can be expected to face, and suggests ways to prepare them to recognize and remedy anticipated problems. The essay identifies the first kind of censorship as that imposed by English…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum