This instructional resource presents ways in which teachers participating in a lesson bank exchange program for an ongoing research project have applied J. A. Banks' typology of ethnic identity development and related curriculum goals to literacy instruction. Banks' definitions of the stages of development and the curriculum goals for each stage are provided. Strategies for engaging students in the process of developing multicultural literacy through the use of relevant content and classroom discussion are provided in samples of lesson plans designed by participating teachers. The purpose of the instructional resource is to provide concrete examples of instructional material and the facilitation of classroom discussion and activity that is relevant to critical issues of ethnic identity development as they relate to multicultural competence and the development of multicultural literacy. Contains four figures. (Author/RS)