MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE/COMPOSITION Y

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on works by and about people of diverse ethnic backgrounds (African, African-American, Native American, Asian, Hispanic/Latin). It stresses exploring themes of linguistic and cultural diversity and developing critical thinking skills through class discussion and oral and written presentations.

  1. WRITING
    1. Writing process
    2. Multi-paragraph compositions
      1. Thesis statement
      2. Organization of material
      3. Transitions
    3. Personal writing
      1. Journals
      2. Diaries
    4. Style
    5. Syntax of various ethnic cultures
    6. Point of view

  2. READING/LITERATURE
    1. Reading strategies
    2. Literary terms and allusions
    3. Representative literature of diverse ethnic cultures and traditions
      1. African
      2. African-American
      3. Hispanic/Latin
      4. Asian
      5. Native American

  3. USAGE/GRAMMAR
    1. Variety in sentence structure
    2. Avoidance of fragments, run-on sentences
    3. Usage rules
    4. Mechanics review

  4. LANGUAGE/VOCABULARY
    1. Vocabulary words from reading
    2. Expansion of reading and writing vocabulary

  5. RESEARCH/TECHNOLOGY
    1. On-line search
    2. Multi-media project

  6. SPEAKING/LISTENING
    1. Class discussion
    2. Group presentation
    3. Individual presentation
    4. Effects of mass media

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