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Open Library. Feel free to LOOK over the books Take a HAND-OUT to write down titles you like MINGLE for a few minutes p.s. Did you sign-in? . Multicultural Literature. Annelise Freeman afreeman@scsk12.org Debra Frantz dfrantz@scsk12.org. Agenda. Open Library
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Open Library • Feel free to LOOK over the • books • Take a HAND-OUT to write • down titles you like • MINGLE for a few minutes • p.s. Did you sign-in?
Multicultural Literature Annelise Freemanafreeman@scsk12.org Debra Frantz dfrantz@scsk12.org
Agenda • Open Library • Introductions • My Name is Maria Isabel • One Green Apple • Websites for multicultural literature • Reviewing • Short books talks and examples • Conclusion and Prizes
A Read Aloud: How we can incorporate multicultural themes… One Green apple by Eve Bunting
Multicultural Books • Rules by Cynthia Lord • I Know the River Loves Me • by Maya Christina Gonzalez • Book Thief by Marcus Zusak • The Skin I’m In by Sharon G. Flake • War Dances by Sherman Alexie • My Papa Diego and Me by Guadalupe Rivera Murin • Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
Book Talks and Usage Ideas • Curriculum Integration • Social Studies • Science • Writing • Art • Text to self connections • Poetry • Bilingual Stories • Fairy Tales and Folk Tales • Universal Themes
Websites http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ A great place to explore multicultural resources Multicultural Literature Links (orange handout) http://delicious.com/annelisefreeman 50 Fabulous Read Alouds with Reviews (green handout) www.jtsliteraturelog.edublogs.org International Children’s Literature Library
Getting Started…Being Aware Reviewing multicultural literature
"When I was a child, the teacher read, 'Once upon a time, there were five Chinese brothers and they all looked exactly alike'...Cautiously the pairs of eyes stole a quick glance back. I, the child, looked down to the floor... The teacher turned the book our way: bilious yellow skin, slanted slit eyes. Not only were the brothers look-alikes, but so were all the other characters!...Quickly again all eyes flashed back at me...I sank into my seat." (Aoki, 1981, p.382) http://www.amazon.com/Five-Chinese-Brothers-Paperstar/dp/0698113578#reader A telling example of bias and more…dated or not
Questions and thoughts to consider • Listen to your inner voice (is this good literature?) • Who is your audience? • Is the ethnic or cultural group represented in a positive light? • Be careful not to over generalize • Be Aware of cultural stereotypes…including your own • It is difficult to step out of our own Cultural lenses but we must try
Conclusion Door PrizesThank you for Comingnext session 11/16, same time, same placeAdd your own tags to de.lic.iousif you find ways to implement these tools in your classroom or have questions we’d love to hear about itafreeman@scsk12.org and dfrantz@scsk12.org