RED 512:WEEK

#7
DeMystifying the other
Opening

• Explore your own perspective on displaced children

by using words, phrases, and/or pictures.

Write your comments to the chat

 Displaced Children in the World

o Worldwide, nearly 31 million children have been

forcibly displaced at the end of 2018 (UNICEF, 2020)
A planned and voluntary journey may offer new
opportunities for children
Unfortunately, forced migration intensifies the
vulnerability of children who are already in precarious
situations.
 Where the world’s refugees come from
"Two countries – Syria and South Sudan – account for
nearly half of all child refugees in the world; three-
quarters of all child refugees come from only seven
countries”.(Unicef,2020)
 Largest refugee populations by country Number of conflict-related internally
of residence,2018 displaced persons, 2018

Reference: https://data.unicef.org/topic/child-migration-and-displacement/displacement/
Storytelling in Global Children’s Literature: Its Role in the
Lives of Displaced Child Characters
LINDA T. PARSONS
• "Storytelling in global children’s literature has implications
for students who have been displaced, for students who are
learning about displacement through literature, and for
those of us who are teachers“.(Parsons,2016 p.25)
• “Teachers who truly listen to displaced children’s stories
may help them regain their voices, develop trust and a
sense of safety, and envision possible futures.”
(Parsons,2016,p.26)
What did you perceive about displaced children while you
reading the article?
 Kira Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
Newbery-winner Cynthia Kadohata discusses her
writing with interviewer Tim Podell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hylOotHRaGs

Meet the Author: Cynthia Kadohata

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4950PzE-M-Q

 Yo Soy Muslim: A Father's Letter to His Daughter

by Mark Gonzales; Illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini
Read Aloud

•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyltFlhqO6I
 Small Group Discussion

• What are your thoughts about prejudice

under the guidance of these two books?
• What are your thoughts about Katie and
Lynn and the general flow of the book?
Genre Book Walk

Leah Haines
JaQuez Gilliard
Rebecka Peelman
Lei Chen
Santana Wayne
Looking Ahead

• Next week we are reading Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of
the Universe and They She He Me: Free to be!
• Online journal post by Monday 3/18
• Genre book-walk Memoir and Poetry next week!
Emily Gershman, Madison Brown, Emma Maurer, Chanel Ladd, Gabriella
Rufo
Any questions?
Literacy Study Group Meeting Next Week

Racial, Cultural, and Linguistic Diversity & Equity (4/26)

JaQuez Gilliard, Tuyet Nguyen, Chanel Ladd, Madison Brown, Lei Chen, Santana
Wayne
Immigrant and Undocumented Families (5/3)
Gabriella Rufo, Leah Haines, Rebecka Peelman, Breanna Savage
Disability, Equity, and Inclusion (5/10)
Emma Maurer, Emily Gershman, Ellie Legg, Michelle Sievers, Anna D’Aprix, Julia
Kronenberg, Natalia Claas
Ecological, Environmental, or Health-related issues (5/17)
Halley MacNaughton, Sammy Schapero