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Teaching Harry Potter as an “Other”
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This chapter explores the experiences of an African American professor who uses a freshman-level Harry Potter-themed English Composition course to teach aspects of “The Other” and how to embrace people representing marginalized groups. The writer describes various lessons and the trial and error of teaching Harry Potter in a college composition course. Rubrics and specific assignments are also discussed, giving English Composition instructors ideas and guidance on the success and pitfalls of adapting the Harry Potter series to a study of composition and rhetoric.
Title: Teaching Harry Potter as an “Other”
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This chapter explores the experiences of an African American professor who uses a freshman-level Harry Potter-themed English Composition course to teach aspects of “The Other” and how to embrace people representing marginalized groups.
The writer describes various lessons and the trial and error of teaching Harry Potter in a college composition course.
Rubrics and specific assignments are also discussed, giving English Composition instructors ideas and guidance on the success and pitfalls of adapting the Harry Potter series to a study of composition and rhetoric.
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