Abstract
This independent study attempts to answer the following research question: how can white educators teach predominantly white classrooms about racism through diverse Young Adult literature? To answer this question, I incorporate a multitude of pedagogical approaches, educational theory, Young Adult texts, and literary theory that consist of but are not limited to: Paulo Freire, bell hooks, Inquiry Based Learning, White Privilege Pedagogy, Antiracist Pedagogy, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, All American Boys by Brendan Kiely and Jason Reynolds, and more. I take these strategies and compile them into a list that can be used by white educators in their classrooms to apply to texts. The goal is not for each strategy to be used each time, but rather to utilize whatever strategy or approach is most appropriate for the given literature and lesson. I exemplify how to do so by first, critically analyzing two Young Adult texts and then applying those strategies to them in a mock lesson plan draft. Overall, this thesis attempts to examine ways that white educators can implement antiracist teaching strategies in their English Language Arts classroom while still adhering to state issued education standards in order to foster a classroom environment that encourages antiracist action and learning through literature.
Advisor
Sacks, Susanna
Department
English
Recommended Citation
Stanton, Jenna Lee, "A Critical Analysis Of Antiracist Pedagogical Strategies And Diverse Young Adult Literature For White Educators" (2022). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 9961.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/9961
Disciplines
English Language and Literature
Publication Date
2022
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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