Learners will practice basic English and language arts skills through reading comprehension, critical thinking, and engagement with the source materials. Through the material, students will gain better understanding of the plight of transgender people and will learn how to become more inclusive to transgender people in their own lives. They will also grow to understand tropes and stereotypes that trans people often face in fiction and how these models in fiction could be improved upon. 

Both my undergraduate capstone and graduate thesis dealt with representations of transgender characters in literature. I have presented at conferences regarding transgender literature and have assisted in promoting transgender equity in several local organizations. As a non-binary trans person, I feel like I can bring a unique perspective to this material and can provide students with both academic insight as well as a more humanized approach to the texts. 

Homework Offered
Students will be anticipated to read between 70-80 pages a week for weeks 1-9. I realize that it is a lot, but in order for the students to get the most out of the discussions and presentations in weeks 2-10, they need to read the books in full. After week 10, students will be assigned a final writing assignment of a minimum 3 page paper about one of the books read for class using critical concepts learned in the course. Papers do not need to be in any particular citation style, but should reference the texts talked about in class. Students will have 2 weeks to write this paper, as it will be due on the last day of class. 
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
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