Exploring Diversity
Literature Themes and Activities for Grades 48
1st Edition
Published on 15. April 1996
210 pages
978-0-313-07788-3 (ISBN)
Description
Help students explore their own identity through fiction, biographies, and autobiographies; examine their most significant relationships (i.e., with family members and friends); and learn about different racial, ethnic, and cultural traditions through contemporary realistic fiction and historical fiction. Brown and Stephens also describe outstanding books and authors that enhance the perspective of diversity, and they address controversial issues related to the use of multicultural literature. Grades 4-8.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
ISBN-13
978-0-313-07788-3 (9780313077883)
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Jean E. Brown | Elaine C. Stephens
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Literature Themes and Activities for Grades 48
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Teaching About Diversity Through Literature
- Authentic Connections with Literature
- Multicultural Literature in the Classroom
- Characteristics of Readers, Grades Four Through Eight
- References
- 2 Implementing Multicultural Literature
- Reader Involvement Model
- Implementation Model
- References
- Themes and Activities
- 3 Heritage: Understanding Our Past
- Goals
- Chapter Overview
- In Their Own Words
- Initiating Experiences
- Reading and Connecting Experiences
- Picture Book
- Focus Books
- Reflecting and Internalizing Experiences
- Further Reading
- Themes and Activities: Identity
- 4 Identity: Seeking a Sense of Self
- Goals
- Chapter Overview
- In Their Own Words
- Initiating Experiences
- Reading and Connecting Experiences
- Picture Book
- Focus Books
- Reflecting and Internalizing Experiences
- Further Reading
- 5 Identity: A Sense of Belonging
- Goals
- Chapter Overview
- In Their Own Words
- Initiating Experiences
- Reading and Connecting Experiences
- Picture Book
- Focus Books
- Reflecting and Internalizing Experiences
- Further Reading
- Themes and Activities: Getting Along with Others
- 6 Getting Along with Others: Family
- Goals
- Chapter Overview
- In Their Own Words
- Initiating Experiences
- Reading and Connecting Experiences
- Picture Book
- Focus Books
- Reflecting and Internalizing Experiences
- Further Reading
- 7 Getting Along with Others: Friends
- Goals
- Chapter Overview
- In Their Own Words
- Initiating Experiences
- Reading and Connecting Experiences
- Picture Book
- Focus Books
- Reflecting and Internalizing Experiences
- Further Reading
- 8 Celebrating Diversity: Books and Authors Too Good to Miss
- Books Too Good to Miss
- Picture Books
- Twelve Novels Too Good to Miss
- More Responding Activities
- Literature Circles
- Book Talks
- Book Sharing
- Authors Too Good to Miss
- Marion Dane Bauer
- Joyce Hanse
- Walter Dean Myers
- Gary Soto
- Virginia Euwer Wolff
- Laurence Yep
- Author Study
- Celebrating Diversity with Award-Winning Books
- Professional References
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- F
- G
- H
- I
- L
- P
- R
- S
- T
- About the Authors
