In this class, we will look at and discuss the classic book Christmas with Anne by L. M. Montgomery with has sixteen Christmas and New Year's stories.

We will be looking at the Anne of Green Gable series from a critical viewpoint since this series does include racism, racial slurs, stereotypes, cultural inaccuracies, harmful and inaccurate descriptions of Natives, stereotypical/racist imagery, and biased perspective which is not promoted in this course. 

Week 1: We will talk about Lucy Montgomery and start reading "Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves." We will also discuss how the Anne of Green Gable series includes racism as well as other stereotypes and how we'll be viewing the book from a critical perspective each week.
Homework: Read the stories called "Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves," "Christmas at Red Butte," "The End of the Young Family Feud," "Aunt Cyrilla’s Christmas Basket," "The Osbornes’ Christmas," and "The Unforgotten One" (pages 1-78).

Week 2: We will discuss "Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves," "Christmas at Red Butte," "The End of the Young Family Feud," "Aunt Cyrilla’s Christmas Basket," "The Osbornes’ Christmas," and "The Unforgotten One." 
Homework: Read the stories called "Clorinda’s Gifts," "Katherine Brooke Comes to Green Gables," "A Christmas Mistake," and "The Christmas Surprise at Enderly Road" (pages 79-136).


Week 3: We will discuss "Clorinda’s Gifts," "Katherine Brooke Comes to Green Gables," "A Christmas Mistake," and "The Christmas Surprise at Enderly Road."
Homework: Read the stories called  "The Falsoms’ Christmas Dinner," "A Christmas Inspiration," "The Josephs’ Christmas," "Uncle Richard’s New Year’s Dinner," "Ida’s New Year Cake," and "Bertie’s New Year" (pages 137-211).

Week 4: We will discuss "The Falsoms’ Christmas Dinner," "A Christmas Inspiration," "The Josephs’ Christmas," "Uncle Richard’s New Year’s Dinner," "Ida’s New Year Cake," and "Bertie’s New Year."

Classes are subject to change.

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If racism or discrimination is brought up in class due to the book, I will address this by stating that racism or discrimination is not right. Everyone has something to learn from each other, and we all have some amazing qualities about each other. In this book, we see how students work past indigenous racism and become friends or work through it.