Gosse Multicultural Presentation
- 1. BUILDING A DIVERSE CLASSROOM LIBRARY: THE IMPORTANCE OF MIRRORS, WINDOWS, AND DOORS LIST 5354: Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults Professional Presentation: Spring, 2018 Dawn Gosse Pearland Junior High West Reading 8
- 2. Objectives At the end of this presentation, you will be able to… ~ name resources to help you select books of diversity to add to your classroom library and implement instructional ideas for classroom use. ~ describe the terms mirror, window, and door as they relate to multicultural and diverse literature. ~ explain the reasons for building a classroom library that includes diversity of race, gender, class, sexuality, ethnicity, and religion. ~ evaluate your own classroom library and formulate a plan to integrate diverse literature into your classroom using a variety of methods. After this presentation, you will… ~ list ten books you will add to your classroom library.
- 3. Why do our classroom libraries need diverse books? Introduction: Rationale
- 4. Here is a picture of my students reading outside during a fire drill: White White White Latino Latina Latina Asian Asian Asian Black Black Black Latina Black Black Black Introduction: Rationale
- 5. Here is a picture of two shelves in my classroom library: How many ethnicities are represented? White Main Characters = Black Main Characters = Asian Main Characters = Indian Main Characters = Native American Main Characters = 65 4 0 0 1 Introduction: Rationale
- 6. According to a study done by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) in 2012, 93% of books included primarily White characters. In 2015, the number had dropped to 73%. Progress is being made, but the diversity in books published is still not representative of the kids in our classrooms. Introduction: Rationale
- 7. ”Children’s literature should affirm the diversity of our society.” - Botelho & Rudman (2009, p. 10) Introduction: Rationale
- 8. Diversity is not just about skin color. It is about all of the details that make our students special and unique, and, often, in their eyes, different. RACE GENDER CLASS SEXUALITY ETHNICITYRELIGION FAMILY STRUCTURE POLITICAL BELIEFS LANGUAGE DIFFERENTLY ABLED BODY TYPE INTERESTS & HOBBIES RESIDENCEETHNICITY Introduction: Rationale
- 9. “Imagine a world in which all children can see themselves in the pages of a book.” - We Need Diverse Books “…literature can authentically mirror or reflect one’s life” (Botelho and Rudman, 2009, xiii) “The mirror invites self- contemplation and affirmation of identity” (Botelho and Rudman, 2009, xiii) Books as Mirrors Introduction: Rationale
- 10. “…literature can look through a window to view someone else’s world” (Botelho and Rudman, 2009, xiii) “The window permits a view of other people’s lives” (Botelho and Rudman, 2009, xiii) Books as Windows Except a living man there is nothing more wonderful than a book! A message to us from the dead, — from human souls whom we never saw, who lived perhaps thousands of miles away; and yet these, on those little sheets of paper, speak to us, teach us, comfort us, open their hearts to us as brothers. ~Charles Kingsley Introduction: Rationale
- 11. Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled "This could change your life." ~Helen Exley “…literature can…open doors offering access both into and out of one’s condition” (Botelho and Rudman, 2009, xiii) “The door invites interaction” (Botelho and Rudman, 2009, xiii) Books as Doors Introduction: Rationale
- 12. Young Adults Need Access to Diverse Literature as mirrors as windows as doors Introduction: Rationale
- 13. But I’m an overworked teacher! I hardly have time to go to the bathroom! How can I possibly read all of the diverse young adult books on the market? It’s impossible! Body: Resources
- 14. Never fear! Help is here! Scholastic Book Clubs We Need Diverse Books Ultimate Diverse Book List GOODREADS Diversity Book Lists Diversity in YA Body: Resources
- 15. Books with Diversity Coming Up: Get your pencils ready!
- 16. Body: Resources Diversity of Race: Latina Protagonists
- 17. Body: Resources Diversity of Race: Latino Protagonists
- 18. Body: Resources Diversity of Race: Black Female Protagonists
- 19. Body: Resources Diversity of Race: Black Male Protagonists
- 20. Diversity of Race: Asian/Indian Female Protagonists Body: Resources
- 21. Body: Resources Diversity of Race: Asian/Indian Male Protagonists
- 22. Diversity of Sexuality: Gay Female Protagonists Body: Resources
- 23. Diversity of Sexuality: Gay Male Protagonists Body: Resources
- 24. Diversity of Sexuality: Bisexual Protagonists Body: Resources
- 25. Diversity of Gender: Transgender Protagonists Body: Resources
- 26. Diversity of Abilities: Differently-Abled Protagonists Body: Resources
- 27. Diversity of “Issues”: Protagonists with Disorders Body: Resources
- 28. Diversity of Bodies: Protagonists with Body Image Issues Body: Resources
- 29. Diversity of Class: Low-High SES Protagonists Body: Resources
- 30. Integration of Literature How to incorporate diverse literature into your classroom
- 31. Integration of Literature add Diverse Books to your classroom library ✔ “Penny believes every child in America needs access to books that will keep them turning pages, racing to the end, discovering new ideas and learning to understand the diversity in our world. She believes all children deserve books they can and will want to read and teachers that will guide them to improve as readers. We need access to books from every corner of the world and from every field of study. Students should have access to all the current award winners in literature and to the wide range of genres they will read in the future. Every classroom should have hundreds of books to inspire curiosity, hope, and vision for the future.” The most important thing you can do to encourage the reading of more diverse books is to have more diverse books in your classroom library. Penny Kittle www.pennykittle.net
- 32. Integration of Literature do A LOT of Diverse Books Book Talks in your classroom ✔ Students need to hear you do Book Talks on a regular basis. Make a plan to use a diverse book at least every other time you do a Book Talk. Katherine Sokolowski www.nerdybookclub.wordpress.com ~ Plan what you’re going to say ~ Don’t give spoilers ~ Make eye contact ~ Keep it short and sweet ~ Pick a mainly unknown book ~ Compare to other books Book Talk Tips: ~ End with a cliffhanger ~ Be passionate about the book
- 33. Integration of Literature use mini-lessons with Diverse short texts, excerpts, and poems ✔ Using short pieces of text is the best way to teach the concepts of literature & poetry. The mini-lesson is only 5-15 minutes long but packs a huge punch because it is succinct and relevant. Nancie Atwell www.c-t-l.org “What happens in reading minilesson matters a lot. We elevate reading workshop and give it literary bona fides when we teach students how to be literary—how to identify their criteria for book selection and rejection, unpack a poem, observe and comment on the features of works of fiction, figure out what they like and why, identify form, notice figurative language and symbolism, differentiate between reading for pleasure and reading to learn, and plan for and manage their experiences as readers across a school year.”
- 34. Integration of Literature do A LOT of read-alouds using Diverse Books ✔ Students need to hear you read aloud a lot. You can use anything for a read-aloud: a short story, a novel, or a poem. Build them in to your routine on a very regular basis. Mem Fox www.memfox.com 1. Read aloud, ten minutes every day. 2. Read with animation, joy, and enjoyment. 3. Avoid “teaching” reading during read-aloud. 4. Just read and have fun.
- 35. Evaluation ~ Name resources to help you select books of diversity to add to your classroom library and instructional ideas for classroom use. ~ Describe the terms mirror, window, and door as they relate to multicultural and diverse literature. ~ Explain the reasons for building a classroom library that includes diversity of race, gender, class, sexuality, ethnicity, and religion. What have you learned? Discuss your answers with a partner:
- 36. ~ Evaluate your own classroom library and formulate a plan to integrate diverse literature into your classroom using a variety of methods. What you will do to get started… ~ List ten books you will add to your classroom library. Accountability & Follow-up 1. Fill out the Diversity Text Survey and return it to me by the end of the week (see next slide & handout). 2. Implement one diverse book into your lessons in a way described in this presentation. 3. Fill out the Diversity Text Reflection Survey (see next slide & handout). 4. Schedule a time to meet with me during your conference period within the next two weeks. Evaluation
- 37. Diversity Survey Diversity Reflection Survey
- 38. METHOD OF ANALYSIS • I will analyze the data by recording the information from each teacher’s Diversity Survey. This will tell me their tendencies to use diverse books in their classrooms after my presentation but before their implementation. • I will meet with the teachers after they have implemented at least one activity in their classrooms using a diverse book and a strategy I taught. • We will go through the information and discuss the results recorded on the Diversity Reflection Survey, and I will then interpret the survey answers. METHOD FOR REPORTING DATA AND RESULTS • I will compile a one-pager with the results of the implementation of diverse books by summarizing the successes and challenges that the teachers expressed on the surveys. • I will create a graph of the literature currently in the teachers’ classroom libraries and develop a plan of action for propositioning the principal for more budget money to purchase diverse books. • I will work with each teacher to set up a Donors Choose request for Diverse Books.
- 39. Bibliography Bibliography of Scholarly Sources Book Talks by Katherine Sokolowski. (2016, November 16). Retrieved March 08, 2018, from https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2016/11/18/book-talks-by-katherine-sokolowski/ Botelho, Maria Jose, & Rudman, Masha Kabakow (2009). Critical multicultural analysis of children’s literature: mirrors, windows, and doors. New York: Routledge. Drive Brand Studio - Branding, Advertising, Marketing, Websites. (n.d.). Home. Retrieved March 08, 2018, from http://www.pennykittle.net/ Home. (n.d.). Retrieved March 08, 2018, from http://c-t-l.org/ Ten read-aloud commandments. (n.d.). Retrieved March 08, 2018, from http://memfox.com/for- parents/for-parents-ten-read-aloud-commandments/
- 40. Bibliography Bibliography of Young Adult Literature Ahmed, S. (2018). Love, hate & other filters. New York, NY: Soho Teen. Albertalli, B. (2018). Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens agenda. New York, NY: Balzer Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins . Chao, G. (2018). American panda. New York, NY: Simon Pulse, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Childrens Publishing Division. Crutcher, C. (2018). Staying fat for Sarah Byrnes. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins . DeWoskin, R. (2016). Blind. New York, NY: Speak. Farizan, S. (2015). Tell me again how a crush should feel. Algonquin Books (division Of W. Fukuda, A. X. (2010). Crossing. Las Vegas, NV: AmazonEncore. Gino, A. (2017). George. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc. Green, J. (2018). Turtles All the Way Down. Penguin. Haddon, M. (2011). The curious incident of the dog in the night-time. New York, NY: Vintage Contemporaries. Hijuelos, O. (2009). Dark Dude. New York, NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Howe, J. (2007). Totally Joe. New York, NY: Aladdin Mix. McManus, K. M. (2017). One of us is lying. London: Penguin Books. Medina, M. (2013). Yaqui Delgado wants to kick your ass. Someville, MA: Candlewick Press. Menon, S. (2017). When Dimple met Rishi. New York, NY: Simon Pulse. Moore, L. (2013). Heft. Windmill. Murphy, J. (2015). Dumplin. New York, NY: Balzer Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins. Murphy, J. (2017). Ramona Blue. New York, NY: Balzer Bray. Peña, M. D. (2011). Mexican whiteboy. New York, NY: Ember. Priemaza, A. (2017). Kat and Meg conquer the world. New York, NY: HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins. Reynolds, J. (2015). When I was the greatest. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
- 41. Bibliography Bibliography of Young Adult Literature Reynolds, J., & Kiely, B. (2016). All American boys. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc. Ribay, R. (2018). After the shot drops. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Rorby, G. (2006). Hurt go happy. New York, NY: Tor Teen. Rowell, R. (2016). Eleanor & Park. New York, NY: St. Martins Griffin. Russo, M. (2017). If i was your girl. Flatiron Books. Silvera, A. (2017). History is all you left me. New York, NY: Soho Teen. Smith, A. (2015). Grasshopper Jungle. Harper Collins UK. Stone, N. (2017). Dear Martin. New York, NY: Crown. Strasser, T. (2015). No place. New York, NY: Scholastic, Inc. Stvil, L. (2016). Girls Like Me. Hmh Books for Young Readers. Sugiura, M. (2017). Its Not Like Its a Secret. HarperCollins . Sánchez, E. L. (2017). I am not your perfect Mexican daughter. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers. Talley, R. (2016). Lies we tell ourselves. Don Mills, Ontario: Harlequin. Talley, R. (2017). Our own private universe. Don Mills, ON: Harlequin Teen. Thomas, A. (2017). The hate u give. New York, NY: Balzer Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins. Toten, T. (2015). The unlikely hero of room 13B. New York, NY: Delacorte Press. Voorhees, C. (2008). The brothers torres. New York, NY: Hyperion. Watson, R. (2018). Piecing me together. London: Bloomsbury. Wittlinger, E. (2015). Parrotfish. Simon & Schuster. Yoon, N. (2018). The sun is also a star. Waterville, ME: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company. Zentner, J. (2017). The serpent king: a novel. New York, NY: Ember, an imprint of Random House Childrens Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
- 42. Webliography Webliography: Books, N. @. (2016, December 27). The Ultimate Diverse Reading List: Over 300 Book Recommendations! Retrieved March 08, 2018, from http://readdiversebooks.com/the-ultimate-diverse-reading-list/ Diversity Book Lists & Activities for Teachers and Parents. (n.d.). Retrieved March 09, 2018, from http://multiculturalchildrensbookday.com/multicultural-reading- resources/diversity-book-lists-for-kids/ Diversity in YA. (n.d.). Retrieved March 08, 2018, from http://www.diversityinya.com/ Listopia > Diversity Book Lists. (n.d.). Retrieved March 09, 2018, from https://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/diversity Scholastic. (n.d.). Retrieved March 08, 2018, from https://clubs.scholastic.com/homedef?k_clickid=8dc99cc0-b65e-4574-9da4- 4e0c809b81f7&msclkid=a9af3148f380131e378a6be828fceb9f&psch=SBC%2F ps%2F2018%2FBing%2Ftxtl%2F%2FENT%7CBrand%7CBooks%7CBMM%2 F%2Bbooks %2Bscholastic%2F%2Fb%2FMultiBULandingSiteLink%2FEnterprise B002Q848 We Need Diverse Books. (2018, February 28). Retrieved March 08, 2018, from https://diversebooks.org/ SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUBS WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS THE ULTIMATE DIVERSE READING LIST GOODREADS DIVERSITY BOOK LISTS DIVERSITY BOOK LISTS DIVERSITY IN YA