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    IS TEACHING

    MULTICULTURAL
    LITERATURE OUR JOB?
    Kelly Taylor
    White? Check.
    Male? Check.
    European? Check.
    The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck

    Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe


    Honors English courses
    often include culturally
    diverse literature.
    Honors English courses
    often include culturally
    diverse literature.

    Why?
    The short answer: Its
    important.
    What is multicultural
    literature?
    CAROL J. FUHLER
    Author of Teaching Reading with
    Multicultural Books Kids Love
    Tales about a broad
    range of humanity

    People of color

    Religious groups

    Those with
    intellectual or
    physical disabilities
    ETHNICALLY
    DIVERSE LITERATURE

    Multiethnic authors

    Translated works

    Focused on non-
    Western life
    Students have a right
    to literacy, according
    to Boston lawsuit

    Gary B. v. Snyder
    U.S. constitutional
    right
    Teachers, its on us.
    THE THINKING-
    FEELING SPIRAL

    Model for pedagogy


    Engages learners
    emotionally
    Assignments aim to
    develop empathy as
    well as literacy
    MAKING YOUR MARKS

    Double-dip
    Literacy is
    multidimensional
    Culturally heterogeneous
    teaching
    Take advantage of the
    opportunity to teach a
    second curriculum.

    Teach multicultural
    literature.
    QUESTIONS?
    hotos
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    de 3: lib.berkeley.edu
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    de 12: sdvoice.info
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