Open Library

• Feel free to LOOK over the books• Take a HAND-OUT to write down titles you like• MINGLE for a few minutes

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Multicultural Literature

Annelise Freeman afreeman@scsk12.org

Debra Frantz dfrantz@scsk12.org

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 Library

http://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 LITERATURE

Getting 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 ITAFREEMAN@SCSK12.ORG AND DFRANTZ@SCSK12.ORG

Conclusion