Teaching African Literature in General Education: Bessie Head's

Smith, Lauren

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ERIC Number: EJ568418

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Teaching African Literature in General Education: Bessie Head's "When Rain Clouds Gather."

Smith, Lauren

Exercise Exchange, v43 n2 p18-20 Spr 1998

Advocates using African literature for general-education students, especially fiction with universalist themes and exploration of spiritual issues which students find engaging. Provides a four-day approach to studying Bessie Head's novel, "When Rain Clouds Gather." Presents questions and assignments. (PA)

Descriptors: African Culture, African Literature, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Fiction, General Education, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Journal availability: Reich College of Education, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608.