1. 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?

2. Multicultural Literature Annelise Freeman afreeman@scsk12.org Debra Frantz dfrantz@scsk12.org

3. Agenda Open Library Introductions One Green Apple Websites for multicultural literature Reviewing Literature Short books talks and examples Conclusion and Prizes

4. O NE G REEN APPLE by Eve Bunting A Read Aloud: How we can incorporate multicultural themes…

5. 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

6. Websites A 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/

7. Web 2.0 Tools Integrated Web 2.0 tools to explore multicultural literature Delicious www.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 Wiki http://mrs-freemans-wiki.wikispaces.com/ View or Download the hand-outs and PowerPoint from Today…see what’s new

8. REVIEWING MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE Getting Started…Being Aware

9. 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

10. QUESTIONS AND THOUGHTS TO CONSIDER L ISTEN TO YOUR INNER VOICE ( IS THIS GOOD LITERATURE ?) W HO IS YOUR AUDIENCE ? I S THE ETHNIC OR CULTURAL GROUP REPRESENTED IN A POSITIVE LIGHT ? B E CAREFUL NOT TO OVER GENERALIZE B E A WARE OF CULTURAL STEREOTYPES … INCLUDING YOUR OWN I T IS DIFFICULT TO STEP OUT OF OUR OWN C ULTURAL LENSES BUT WE MUST TRY

11. 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

12. D OOR P RIZES T HANK YOU FOR C OMING IF YOU FIND WAYS TO IMPLEMENT THESE TOOLS IN YOUR CLASSROOM OR HAVE QUESTIONS WE ’ D LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT IT AFREEMAN @ SCSK 12. ORG AND DFRANTZ @ SCSK 12. ORG Conclusion