Identity as Multifaceted

Identity enactment through literacy practices (including reading and speaking the world) is a major theme for our class. In this unit, we will explore "intersectionality" and the intersection of race, class, and gender in particular. The readings from this unit will be included in the midterm exam.
The purpose of this unit is to practice and reflect upon active reading strategies. We will identify audience and purpose in academic texts, and practice intertextual reading (or combining multiple readings and perspectives to form a coherent understanding of a topic).
By the end of this unit, you will be able to apply active reading strategies across multiple academic texts and to explain your reading strategy use and choices (Metacognitive Reading Reflection). You will also be able to define intersectionality and identify key arguments about the intersectional nature of oppression in the United States.

Racialized Identities

This unit continues our application of active reading strategies in a text exploring the intersection of race and class. This is a huge topic--much bigger than what we can explore deeply in our class. When reading about such large and complex issues, it's often necessary to reread and to apply different reading strategies as we read a text a second (or third or fourth!) time. Particularly when we take notes, or annotate, it is important to keep returning to our purpose for reading and our evolving understanding of the issues.
The purpose of this unit is to practice rereading and revising our annotations to match our purpose for reading.
By the end of this unit, you will be able to create a study guide from an academic text to prepare for taking an exam.