Professional Development Presentation

1. Professional Development Presentation Olivia Dougherty LIST 5354 Multicultural Children’s Literature University of Texas in Arlington

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3. Introduction • Topic: Self-Discovery and Self-Acceptance • “The metaphors of mirrors, windows, and doors permeate the scholarly dialogue of ‘multicultural children’s literature’” because “literature can authentically mirror or reflect one’s life; look through a window to view someone else’s world; and open doors offering access both into and out of one’s everyday condition” (Botelho & Rudman) • Objectives: • TWBAT list multicultural books for adolescents that fall under the thematic focus of self-discovery and self-acceptance • TWBAT describe effective implementation strategies for this kind of literature in the classroom • Evaluation: • Classroom visits and observations • Method of Analysis: • Short answer questions on GoogleDrive

4. Objective #1 • TWBAT list multicultural books for adolescents that fall under the thematic focus of self-discovery and self-acceptance • Sreenivas writes, “Children’s literature carries the historical burden to teach appropriate bourgeois values to children, combing delight with instruction” (p. 321). • Paired with canonical literature

5. Pam Muñoz Ryan’s Esperanza Rising • Self Discovery in Times of Hardship • Quote Analysis: Miguel • Changes in perspective of Miguel • Paired with: To Kill a Mockingbird

6. Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian • Challenges in Self-Acceptance from Outside Forces • “If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing” • Paired with: Romeo and Juliet

7. Grace Lin’s The Year of the Dog: A Novel • Addressing the Basic Questions of Self-Acceptance • What is the culture of my community? • What is my culture? • Can I merge the two? • Paired with: “Fish Cheeks”

8. Marina Budhos’s Ask Me No Questions • Addressing One’s Community in Self-Discovery • What is home? • Where do I belong? • Paired with: Informational Texts

9. Objective #2 • TWBAT describe effective implementation strategies for this kind of literature in the classroom • Botelho and Rudman (2009) write, “Resistance is active questioning; it is the quintessential power construct of poststructuralism” (p. 118).

10. Potential Projects • Multi-genre writing • http://writing.colostate.edu/gallery/multigenre/introduction.htm • http://writing.colostate.edu/gallery/multigenre/toc.htm • Instagram • Power of hashtags! • @englishatcano • iMovie • http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=em-upload_owner&v=Io0EOkH-Ius&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DIo0EOkH-Ius%26feature%3Dem-upload_owner

11. Conclusion • Reflection • Think-Pair-Share: What novel do you plan on using in your classroom? Why? • Major Take-Aways • Share Out: What products can you anticipate your students could create based on the novel you chose? • Why is multicultural literature important for our students’ path toward self-discovery? • Evaluation • GoogleDoc

12. Bibliography • Alexie, Sherman. (2007). The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian. Illus. Ellen Forney. NY: Little, Brown and Company. • Botelho, Maria Jose, and Mash Kabakow Rudman. (2009). Critical multicultural analysis of children’s literature. NY: Routledge. • Budhos, Marina. (2006). Ask me no questions. NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. • Collier, Bryan. (2000). Uptown. NY: Henry Holt and Company. • Deedy, Carmen Agra. (2007). Martina the beautiful cockroach. Illus. Michael Austin. Atlanta: Peachtree. • Lin, Grace. (2006). The year of the dog: a novel. NY: Little, Brown and Company. • Ryan, Pam Muñoz. (2000). Esperanza rising. NY: Scholastic. • Say, Allen. (1999). Tea with milk. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. • Sreenivas, Deepa (2013). “Telling different tales: possible childhoods in children’s literature.”

13. Webliography • http://writing.colostate.edu/gallery/multigenre/introduction.htm • Multi-genre writing is a great alternative to the typical literary analysis papers. This link is certainly worth checking out! • http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/ • Read Write Think is filled with numerous documents that can aid those who need a variety of support. Not only does the site boast lesson plans, videos, and activities, it also allows one to see the clear connection from theory to practice. Socratic Seminars can be benficial in discussion texts that are so personal such as theses • https://my.avid.org/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fdefault.aspx • The MY AVID portal provides useful resources to print and implement in the classroom immediately. Resources include, but are not limited to, rubrics, presentation, packets, videos, etc. Though the site requires registration, the education program addresses college readiness from elementary to high school. • http://www.pinterest.com • Pinterest is always great to scope out interesting trends in education as well as pedagogical strategies.