Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
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Date of Graduation
Spring 2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Department
Department of English
Advisor(s)
Sofia Samatar
Allison E. Fagan
Joan Kindig
Abstract
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, there are more than 25 million refugees in the world today, over half of whom are under the age of 18. As these young people adapt to new schools and communities, it is essential that all students have opportunities to see themselves represented in literature and to develop understandings of the experiences of others. This project provides an analysis of young adult refugee literature with a unit plan for application of texts in a ninth-grade Virginia English classroom, stressing the importance of education as a tool for awareness, reflection, and empathy.
Recommended Citation
Splan, Patrice, "See and be seen: Young adult refugee literature in the high school curriculum" (2019). Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019. 717.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors201019/717
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