Open AccessLearning Design
Author(s) -
Christy Cobb
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the wabash center journal on teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2689-9132
DOI - 10.31046/wabashcenter.v1i3.1486
Subject(s) - polling , conversation , politics , class (philosophy) , cobb , sociology , feminism , immigration , unit (ring theory) , pedagogy , gender studies , psychology , mathematics education , epistemology , political science , law , computer science , communication , philosophy , biology , genetics , operating system
In this learning design, the book of Ruth is read closely and critically in order to foster dialogue about political issues in the classroom. Using bell hooks’ model of engaged pedagogy, political issues such as feminism, immigration, gender, sex, and consent are carefully addressed through the pedagogical strategies described. Teachers may use all of the strategies in a full unit on Ruth, or they may choose one or two to implement in a single class. Cobb suggests the use of polling, creative expression through drawing, videos, small group discussions, and maps to incite thoughtful conversation about relevant political issues and the book of Ruth.