EDUC 296
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Using Children's and Young Adult Literature to Teach for Social Justice
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Course Description
Teaching reading has never been politically neutral because reading instruction, when it is done well, requires that we read something. Underlying this course is an assumption that the selection of what students read should consider the promotion of American ideals of liberty and justice for everyone. Together students think about the messages children's and young adult books send and how to select books that promote social justice. Students read children's and young adult books that include people from different racial groups, and books that open up ideas of gender and sexuality. Successful completion of this course requires a commitment to spend regular time working with youth.
Course Typically Offered
Offered every other year.
Career
Undergraduate
Catalog Course Attributes
CO24 - EXLN (Experiential Learning), CORE - EXLN (Experiential Learning Grad Req), INTD - EDUC (Education Studies Minor EDUC)
Min Units
0.25
Max Units
0.25
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Lecture
Optional Component
No
Final Exam Type
No