Family Gumbo: Urban Students Respond to Contemporary Poets of Color.

Athanases, Steven Z.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ449799

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Family Gumbo: Urban Students Respond to Contemporary Poets of Color.

Athanases, Steven Z.; And Others

English Journal, v81 n5 p45-54 Sep 1992

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)

Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Minority Groups, Multicultural Education, Poets, Reader Response, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Student Writing Models, Teaching Methods, United States Literature, Units of Study, Urban Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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