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Literature about the Middle East: A Cultural Response
Perspective |Grades||6 – 8| |Lesson Plan Type||Standard Lesson|
|Estimated Time||Eight 50-minute sessions| Incorporating
literature from diverse cultures and with diverse points of view
means more than adding new books to the reading list. Exposing
students to literature from and about the Middle East requires
particular sensitivity, as students may approach the text with
incorrect, often negative, prejudices. This lesson supports the
use of multicultural literature through modifica