During resistant reading, students analyze the dominant reading of a text and “resist” it by engaging in alternative readings. Resistant readings scrutinize the beliefs and attitudes that typically go unexamined in a text, drawing attention to the gaps, silences and contradictions.
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Students create “trading cards” spotlighting diverse community members who work toward social justice goals that connect to themes from the central text.