What my teacher wrote:
Additional Comments on the Multicultural Authors Chart (Due in
Week 3)1) Information
on the chart comes from the stories assigned in the textbook only. We will
be reading many more stories than you can include on the chart.How do you
decide which stories to include? Choose stories you like or can relate to
in some way, but be sure you are satisfying the requirements of each
“category.”2) The
“Categories” column has 4 categories you are to consider: “Historical
Periods, “ “Geography,” “Social Issues,” and “Other” (authors’ biographies as
evidenced in the stories, dialogue, political or religious elements in the stories,
or writing style – YOUR CHOICE.) As you read the stories in the text, take
notes on which historical period is covered, what geography is represented,
which social issues are discussed and any other issue you find
(“other”).Keeping track of these specific elements in each story is important –
take notes!3) After
you have read a good number of stories (we have three week’s worth of stories
to consider by the end of Week 3 – a total of 18 stories), you will see in
your notes how different stories cover different historical periods,
different geography, different social issues, etc. START PAIRING
STORIES for the chart categories. The minimum number
of stories to be included on the chart is 8 (two stories per category). Don’t
use a story more than once if possible.4) For
the “Historical Periods” category, select TWO stories from the 18, each
representing a different historical period. In
the “Comments” column, record your observations, insights, about the stories –
compare/contrast them based on their historical periods.5) For
the “Geography” category, select TWO more stories from the 18, each
representing a different geographical
location. In the “Comments” column, write about how each location
is presented. What details / information does the author give and how does
the information help you “see” the place better?Does one story do a better job
than the other?6) For the “Social Issues” category, select
yet TWO more stories from the 18, each dealing with the same social issue. In
the “Comments” column, discuss how each social issue is covered – the attitudes
of the writers toward these issues and any other insights you gained by seeing
the issue through these writers’ eyes.7) Finally,
for the “Other” category, select TWO final stories from the 18 on whichever
basis you choose (authors’ biographies as evidenced in the stories, dialogue,
political or religious elements in the stories, or writing style.) In the
“Comments” column, compare/contrast how each issue or element is discussed . .
. or share any insights you have gained by looking at the stories together.Perhaps
the instructions from the Syllabus make more sense now…o The first pair of stories must represent different historical
periods, either of the setting of the plot or of the date of composition—for
example, one story from the 19th century and another from the late 20th
century.
8) To present your chart in Week 3, you will simply post a copy of it in a
thread I will create in Week 3, and we will discuss the charts as a class. I
AM NOT REQUIRING a PowerPoint presentation on this. The completed
chart will be sufficient. Make sure your “Comments” section on the chart
is clear and well-developed. I will grade the chart individually and
privately, and your score will be included in Week 3 feedback.
How
she could have written this more clearly and succinctly, thus not wasting my
time:
Fill
in the chart.
