Multicultural Literature: Essays, Fiction, and Poetry

Multicultural Literature: Essays, Fiction, and Poetry supplements American Literature courses with the study of writers of diverse ethnicity. Designed to enhance knowledge and to develop empathy, lessons expose students to works written by American writers of various racial and ethnic backgrounds. Selected works provide insight into the writers’ experiences of American society as members of smaller groups, but at the same time as members of humankind.

About the Series:
English & Language Arts curriculum units contain complete lesson plans with preliminary and follow-up work, teacher notes with background and rationale, ready-to-use worksheets, and suggested answers for student questions. These materials encourage the development of thinking , reading, speaking, research, and writing skills as well as critical thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.