Revising the Literature Curriculum for a Pluralist Society.

Cox, Mitch

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Publication Date: 1988

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Revising the Literature Curriculum for a Pluralist Society.

Cox, Mitch

English Journal, v77 n6 p30-34 Oct 1988

Maintains that the literature curriculum should reflect our pluralist society, not a canonical tradition. Suggests pairing canonical works with works instantiating pluralism. Describes a unit on the novel for a ninth grade honors class and the use of an "adolescent problem novel" in a sophomore intermediate class. (SR)

Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Principles, English Curriculum, Grade 10, Grade 9, Independent Reading, Literature Appreciation, Reader Response, Secondary Education, Student Participation, Teaching Methods

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