The course materials for English 308: Native Literature in Canada include the items listed below. If you find that any of these items are missing from your course package, please contact the Course Materials department at Athabasca University as soon as possible. You may call Athabasca University, toll-free, from anywhere in Canada or the United States at 1-800-788-9041, and ask to speak to someone in Course Materials (ext. 6366). Students in the Edmonton or Calgary dialing areas are asked to call their local Learning Centre to connect with the automated attendant and then dial the four-digit extension. You may also send an e-mail message to cmat@athabascau.ca or write in care of Course Materials, Tim Byrne Centre, 4001 Hwy 2 South, Athabasca, AB T9S 1A4.

Textbooks

Highway, Tomson. The Rez Sisters. Calgary: Fifth House Publishers, 1988.

King, Thomas. Green Grass, Running Water. Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., 1993.

Momaday, N. Scott. The Way to Rainy Mountain. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1969.

Moses, Daniel David and Terry Goldie, eds. An Anthology of Canadian Native Literature in English. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.

Robinson, Eden. Monkey Beach. Toronto: Random House Canada, Ltd., 2000.

Taylor, Drew Hayden. Toronto at Dreamers Rock/Education is Our Right. Calgary: Fifth House Publishers, 1990.

Athabasca University Materials

Student Manual: The Student Manual contains essential information about the course design, the course materials, and the procedures you should follow to complete the course successfully. It also contains the assignments you must complete in order to obtain credit for the course. Please read the Student Manual through carefully before you begin your study of English 308.

Study Guide: The Study Guide contains the ten units that comprise this course and directs your study of English 308. Each unit begins with a set of learning objectives that specify what you should be able to do upon completing the unit’s activities. Each unit also includes reading assignments and commentaries on the topics under investigation. Finally, all units conclude with a set of Study Questions that will help you assess your understanding of the material presented.

Book of Readings: The Book of Readings contains the assigned readings from sources other than the course textbooks. The Study Guide will direct you to these readings at the appropriate points in the course.

Forms: The forms you will need to submit assignments or inform Athabasca University of a change in your status as a student are included in your course materials package. “Online” versions of these and other forms are available via the Athabasca University Web site.