| Title |
Wehrenberg, Jaid Courtlynn MENG_2025 |
| Alternative Title |
CURRICULUM DESIGN THROUGH THE MARROW THIEVES |
| Creator |
Wehrenberg, Jadi Courtlynn |
| Contributors |
Van Deventer, Megan (advisor) |
| Collection Name |
Master of English |
| Description |
This curriculum project pairs Frankenstein with The Marrow Thieves to disrupt traditional literature instruction and center Indigenous perspectives through culturally sustaining pedagogy. It offers a flexible, theory-based unit designed to critically engage students with themes of monstrosity, colonialism, and resistance. |
| Abstract |
This curriculum design project reimagines the teaching of Frankenstein in a 12th-grade classroom by pairing it with The Marrow Thieves, using culturally sustaining pedagogies to center Indigenous voices and challenge the traditional dominance of canonical texts. Drawing on theoretical frameworks from Lorena Escoto Germán, Gholdy Muhammad, and Jo Chrona, the project uses a red reading lens and monster theory to explore monstrosity, colonial violence, and identity formation. By teaching these texts side-by-side, the unit addresses the colonial legacy in education and presents literature as a space for resistance, solidarity, and critical reflection. The project critiques curriculum violence and offers concrete implementation strategies using three educational frameworks: textured teaching, historically responsive literacy, and the First Peoples Principles of Learning. Designed as an Educator's Guide, it includes contextual grounding, rationale for the pairing, and lesson activities that emphasize accessibility, critical thinking, and Indigenous-centered analysis. The project ultimately advocates for replacing gatekeeping literature practices with inclusive, sustaining instruction that empowers students to question systems of power and uplift marginalized voices. |
| Subject |
Creative writing; Native American Literature; Curriculum change |
| Digital Publisher |
Digitized by Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Date |
2025-08 |
| Medium |
Thesis |
| Type |
Text |
| Access Extent |
60 page pdf |
| Conversion Specifications |
Adobe Acrobat |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce his or her thesis, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights. For further information:  |
| Source |
University Archives Electronic Records: Master of English. Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6zr4dct |
| Setname |
wsu_smt |
| ID |
155051 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6zr4dct |
