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CHANGING LIVES THROUGH LITERATURE
LANCE EATONCOORDINATOR OF INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNPART-TIME FACULTYCHANGING LIVES THROUGH LITERATURE [email protected]; @LEATON01
WHAT IS CHANGING LIVES THROUGH LITERATURE
People on probation Probation officer Judge (when possible) Facilitator 8-12 week program Each week, reading and/or writing 1.5-2.5 hour discussion Incentives:
Certificate of Completion 3 months off probation Court fees waived for the duration
SOME BASIC FACTS ABOUT CLTL
1991 - Robert Waxler & Wayne St. Pierre, New Bedford, MA
3,500 offenders8 States/United KingdomReduced recidivism: 45% to 18.75%Cost per offender: $500 (vs $21,600 per inmate)
WHY THIS APPROACH Reading is transformative. Small building blocks to bigger accomplishments/Builds self-
esteem. Space for reflection. Opportunity to write without consequences. Foster communication skills around meaningful (and
sometimes, controversial) content. Learning to listen and read between the lines. Learning to learn. Positive interactions with court representatives.
EXAMPLE READINGS9/14 Zora Neale Hurston – “Sweat”9/21 Charlotte Perkins Gilman – “The Yellow
Wallpaper”9/28 Charles Waddell Chestnutt – “Wife of His Youth”
Alice Walker – “Everyday Use”10/5 Ursula K Le Guin – “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”
John Steinbeck – “The Chrysanthemums”10/19 Amy Tan – “Fish Cheeks”
Tracy Guzeman –“Note to Self”Kate Chopin – “The Story of an Hour”Sandra Cisneros –“Eleven”Shirley Jackson – “What a Thought”Alice Walker - “The Flowers”John Cheever – “Reunion”
10/26 Toni Morrison - Recitatif11/2 Alice Munro – “Boys and Girls “
Katherine Anne Porter – “He”11/9 Eudora Welty – “Why I Live at the PO”
Joyce Carol Oates – “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”11/16 Kate Chopin, The Awakening 1/211/23 Kate Chopin, The Awakening 2/2
WHAT DO PARTICIPANTS SAY ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE?
This course is very helpful to be a part of. It will help being in a group and sharing your thoughts with others as you discuss the readings assigned. It will be fun to share in conversation about the readings and find others' opinions and ideas. It will also help to open your mind through different characters in the stories and see through their struggles. It will help you be more mindful about the days of your life as you move forward.
WHAT DO PARTICIPANTS SAY ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE?
Before class I was too quick to judge by not thinking before I acted. Things just kind of ran together in my mind without though. Over the course of the program, I realized a lot if I just thought things out. The structure of the program also helped me think in a way where I can put things together a lot better in my head and my life has improved for the better. If this was offered to me earlier on in life, things would have been different dramatically. It will definitely last a lifetime with decision making.
WHAT DO PARTICIPANTS SAY ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE?
As I write this it is too late for me but maybe not for you. Be aware of the various opinions and observations of the others in the class are not how you experienced the stories. They all saw and felt something different. They had and saw different things. I was frustrated and wondered are they all blind or just different people who see and feel differently. Does everyone experience everything so differently?
WHAT DO PARTICIPANTS SAY ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE?
Please be as open-minded as you possibly can and consider where you yourself have been before placing judgment on things or people. You can change and you can better yourself. Even if it's small steps you take to progress towards chance, you are being pro-active in what you need to do. Also and finally, advocate for yourself and ask for the help and resources if you need it. Stay positive!
WHAT DO PARTICIPANTS SAY ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE?
Dear Me
Hey man, how's life? I just want to write to you to give you some advice about this course that I've taken. It's called Changing Lives Through Literature. It's a great class. I have learned so many different skills in reading with the different stories and how to compare it to you and how it compares in life. I will say, this class will give you a brand new view on life, like people have to go through difference obstacles just to get through or not get through the situation. I will say, this class will change your life.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Website: http://cltl.umassd.edu/home-html.cfmBlog: https://cltlblog.wordpress.com/Resources: https://goo.gl/vT61d6 Program email: [email protected] Lance Eaton
[email protected], @leaton01http://www.LanceEaton.com
