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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?
Open Library• Feel free to LOOK over the books• Take a HAND-OUT to write down titles you like• MINGLE for a few minutesp.s. Did you sign-in?
Agenda• Open Library• Introductions• One Green Apple• Websites for multicultural
literature• Reviewing Literature• Short books talks and examples• Conclusion and Prizes
ONE GREEN APPLE by Eve Bunting
A Read Aloud: How we can incorporate multicultural themes…
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Multicultural BooksRules by Cynthia
LordI Know the River
Loves Me by Maya Christina GonzalezBook Thief by
Marcus ZusakThe Skin I’m In by
Sharon G. FlakeWar Dances by
Sherman AlexieMy Papa Diego
and Me by Guadalupe Rivera Murin
Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
WebsitesA great place to explore multicultural resources
Multicultural Literature Links…just a couple of samples
50 Fabulous Read Alouds with Reviews (green handout)www.jtsliteraturelog.edublogs.org
International Children’s Literature Libraryhttp://en.childrenslibrary.org/
Web 2.0 ToolsIntegrated Web 2.0 tools to explore multicultural literature Deliciouswww.delicious.com/annelisefreeman
• View multicultural websites, no typing in hassle, sort by tag, search by tag, category, or look at them all in a tag bundle
Wikihttp://mrs-freemans-wiki.wikispaces.com/
• View or Download the hand-outs and PowerPoint from Today…see what’s new
REVIEWING MULTICULTURAL LITERATUREGetting Started…Being Aware
A TELLING EXAMPLE OF BIAS AND MORE…DATED OR NOT
"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
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
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
DOOR PRIZESTHANK YOU FOR COMINGIF YOU FIND WAYS TO IMPLEMENT THESE TOOLS IN YOUR CLASSROOM OR HAVE QUESTIONS WE’D LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT [email protected] AND [email protected]
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