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Passport to Multicultural Literature:

1. Post link to project in the padlet

2. Be prepared to share  the following in class

Share the format you used  for your Passport to Multicultural Literature and why you chose it.

Share your favorite resource included in your project and why.

Share your favorite book included in your project and why.

3. After class. Rate and comment on at least 3 classmates.

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I chose to use Padlet for my format because it was very familiar to me. My favorite resource would be the "Why We Need Diverse Books" article because it fully describes the importance of diversity for books and other resources. My favorite book in my project is "The Black Book of Colours" because it explains the brilliance of using Braille to those who are blind and how cool it will be to teach others how to use it.

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I chose this format because I really enjoyed learning how to use google sites this semester, and found out that my library system uses it as well. My favorite resource would have to be the "Diverse Book Finder" website I have listed. It has a plethora of information that is well organized and kept up to date.
My favorite book would have to be   "Drawn Together" because I have loved drawing since I could hold a pencil, and I use to doodle with my mom a lot growing up. The connect of using art for communication really touched my heart.

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I used Google Sites to be able to keep this assignment with my Literature Log.
I loved using the Pura Belpre Award to select Latin American Books. Great stories!
The Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar was my favorite as the story of a Jewish Cuban girl who is bedridden due to broken legs. She must learn to be creative and make the most of tough and lonely circumstances.

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In Essentials of Children's Literature , Short, Lynch-Brown, and Tomlinson (2018) define as: multiculteral literature

"all books about people and their individual or group experiences within a particular culture, including mainstream culture" (pp. 173)

"literature by and about groups that have been marginalized and disregarded by the dominant European American culture in the United States [which] includes racial, ethnic, religious, and language minorities, those living with physical or mental disabilities, gays and lesbians, and people living in poverty" (pp. 173)

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In Essentials of Children's Literature, Short, Lynch-Brown, and Tomlinson (2018) define multiculteral literature as: "all books about people and their individual or group experiences within a particular culture, including mainstream culture" (pp. 173) "literature by and about groups that have

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I used Google Sites for this project. I chose to use Google Sites because it's a free platform and I can edit and organize my content the way I wish multiple times. My favorite resource from this project is We Need Diverse Books. I love how the site brings compiles so many resources in one site. Additionally, I have started following WNDB on Instagram and love how they share relevant resource lists for every occasion. My favorite book from this project had to be Tiger Boy by Mitahli Perkins. I could not put the book down. I loved how Perkins kept me engaged and wondering if Neel would rescue the tiger cub and win the scholarship.

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I used a Website-Google sites because it is super easy to use and a great way to organize information.

Socialjusticebooks.org is my favorite resource because the site includes a rating scale using red, yellow and green rankings of the books and the reasons for their rating.

It is so difficult to narrow down a favorite book but a new book I found in this research that I thought was precious is Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o, illustrated by Vashti Harrison.  It is such a sweet story and is beautifully illustrated.

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Multicultural literature can be defined as a type of literature that takes the reader inside the lives of underrepresented individuals. This gives the reader an opportunity to "learn about, understand, and ultimately accept those different from themselves (p. 172)". Multicultural literature also provides a way for all children to see themselves in the stories they read.

Source: Short, K. G., Lynch-Brown, C., & Tomlinson, C. M. (2018). . New York, NY: Pearson, 172. Essentials of Children's Literature

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Multicultural literature can be defined as a type of literature that takes the reader inside the lives of underrepresented individuals. This gives the reader an opportunity to "learn about, understand, and ultimately accept those different from themselves (p. 172)". Multicultural literature also provides a way for all children to see themselves in the stories they read.

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Produced in Weebly - something new and had more flexibility to customize

Favorite resource -  Brightly, they have so many lists

Favorite book - Just Ask by Sonia Sotomayor, she just amazes me and an important book

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​Multicultural literature is defined as "literature by and about groups that have been marginalized and disregarded by the dominant European American culture in the United States" (Short, 2018). ...

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I added a page to my Google Site for my PML. I liked the idea of having it in the same place as my other resources from this class and figured it would be easy to add materials to it with time. My favorite resource was the Smithsonian's Book Dragon. It wasn't the easiest to navigate, but it had some great books on it. Since I focused on middle grade books, I didn't have the chance to read them all, but I absolutely loved Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga--it's a must read!

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LIS 617 - Passport to Multicultural Literature

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I used Google Sites and incorporated this into my literature log so I have all of my book recs from this class in one place.

My favorite resource I think is the Our Story app, even though I haven't had much time to play with it. I love the idea though.

My favorite book from this site is New Kid - I chose this as the all school summer read for my middle school, and I couldn't love the story more. I'm such a fan.

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Multicultural literature is literature that features cultures outside of the mainstream/majority of people in society, especially of those who have been marginalized within society. This passport seeks to help teachers find books that tell stories about many different cultures, including Black, Latinx, Asian, Middle Eastern, and LGBTQ+.

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Multicultural literature is literature that features cultures outside of the mainstream/majority of people in society, especially of those who have been marginalized within society. This passport seeks to help teachers find books that tell stories about many different cultures, including Black, Latinx, Asian, Middle Eastern, and LGBTQ+.

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Hi all!

I completed my MC book page on Google sites, because I think it's CRAZY EASY and I placed ALL my LIS 617 projects under a main page.

My favorite resource was probably WeNeedDiverseBooks.com.

My favorite book was

A Boy Called Slow.

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While no list is considered a complete multicultural book rubric, these lists can be used to select great multicultural content for students to read. Having books that provide students with introductions to and experiences of other cultures provide numerous benefits to readers.

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I used Google Sites because it's so easy to use and share and I love the organization it allows for. It allows for a very professional product without a huge investment of time.
My Favorite resource is the SLJ Diverse Books Survey- the survey is really interesting, but they also provide a wealth of resources for diversifying your collection.
So many great books to choose from, but I loved Dreamers by Yuyi Morales. It's an amazing memoir of her immigration into the US and the illustrations are beautiful.
The school where I'll be working is part of a purpose-built community and serves a mixed-income housing complex. Most of the students are POC and also experiencing poverty, so I wanted to include resources that will reflect those dynamics.

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According to the website Multicultural Children's Book Day:

"Multicultural Children's books are:

Books that contain characters of color as well as main characters that represent a minority point of view.

Books written by an author of diversity or color from their perspective. Search #ownvoices to discover diverse books written by diverse authors.

Books that share ideas, stories, and information about cultures, race, religion, language, and traditions. These books can be non-fiction, but still written in a way that kids will find entertaining and informative.

Books that embrace special needs or even "hidden disabilities" like ADHD, ADD, and anxiety."

Simply stated, multicultural literature reflects the diversity of children around the world. Through multicultural literature children may see their own lives, or the lives of their peers, of many differing backgrounds, reflected on the page.

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According to the website Multicultural Children's Book Day: "Multicultural Children's books are: Books that contain characters of color as well as main characters that represent a minority point of view. Books written by an author of diversity or color from their perspective. Search #ownvoices to discover diverse books written by diverse authors.

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Format: Google Sites
Favorite resource:  Goodreads' Best Multicultural Books for Children
Favorite book: Turning Pages: My Life Story by Sonia Sotomayor, 2018

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Summer 2020 Passport to Multicultural Literature

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Access key: lis617

LiveBinder - the format appealed to me for this type of project, especially the ability to section off and color code
Favorite multicultural resource - Children's Peace Library; they're lesser-known, but they provide great information!
Favorite book - toss-up between Front Desk because Mia is indomitable and Fish in a Tree for being a really lovely tribute to friendship, courage, creativity, and awesome teachers (without ever becoming maudlin, despite what this description sounds like!)

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Welcome to LiveBinders.com

You have been invited to view a private LiveBinder named: "Passport to Multicultural Literature". Please enter the access key that was given to you with this link. If you have not received an access key, please contact the author of this binder.

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I used Google Sites, which hopefully you can see my website.
I loved the "We Need Diverse Books" website. It was extremely helpful!
My favorite book is "Howie Helps Himself" because I have a special needs child so it hits home!

https://sites.google.com/uncg.edu/lis-617-passport-multicultural/home?authuser=1

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I used google sites. My favorite resource would probably be We Need Diverse Books because it's a good fallback. But I also like the songs I was able to find for various books. I can't be expected to choose a favorite book. Maybe Dog Driven because I wanted to be a musher growing up and still low-key want that.

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I used Google Sites.

My favorite resource was socialjusticebooks.org

My favorite book was Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez

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I used Google Sites. I tried Livebinder, but it was frustrating to use for me.

I liked the We Need Diverse Books website. It gave me a broad range of resources to use.

My favorite book was Henry and the Kite Dragon. I'd used it in an elementary drama lesson years ago & had forgotten how much I enjoyed it.

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*I used google sites as I thought it would be the easiest for a user to navigate.
*My favorite type of resource is author interviews.  They provide the teacher and student a wonderful opportunity to get a behind the scenes look at the book.
*I liked the biography Between the Lines because it is about a local person and shares the story of an athlete turned artist, conveying the theme of following your dreams.

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*I used Google Sites because I will be going to a library that uses GSuite and I can easily share this.
*My favorite resource is the ADL resource. This site has so many excellent links to resources and also lesson plans and suggested books.
* My favorite book is a nonfiction book Rainbow Revolutionaries because it chronicles how many LGBTQ+ individuals impacted society and the history of the world. I think this is a great read for kids to see that influence of someone who is just like them!

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Multicultural Literature has varied definitions which can be considered accurate. Multicultural Literature: Broadening Young Children's Experiences, asserts that a broad definition of multicultural literature includes, "literature about people who are considered outside of the mainstream of society and have been in some manner marginalized." We Need Diverse Books, a non-profit that aims, " to help produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people" narrows the definition further, " including (but not limited to) LGBTQIA, Native, people of color, gender diversity, people with disabilities*, and ethnic, cultural, and religious minorities."

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Multicultural Literature has varied definitions which can be considered accurate. Multicultural Literature: Broadening Young Children's Experiences, asserts that a broad definition of multicultural literature includes, "literature about people who are considered outside of the mainstream of society and have been in some manner marginalized."

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I used google sites

My favorite resource was the We Need Diverse Books resource list.  It's in-depth but categorized in a way that makes titles easy to find

My favorite book that I included was Wild Berries by Julie Flett.  I just love her illustrations, and I liked all the details in this book (including text in English and Cree and a recipe)

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I used a Padlet! I've found it tends to be what the teachers I work with are most familiar with and it's fairly interactive- readers can leave their feedback/comments right there on the page.

Favorite resource: https://socialjusticebooks.org/
I liked it bc I felt like it was broad enough but still organized enough to help most librarians find the books they might need for their collections.

Favorite book: Islandborn by Junot Díaz because it was probably the book that spoke the most to me as an American-born Latina who had to find her own community here in the States.

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I chose to use google sites because it was the easiest way to make the assignment available since I made it for the final lit log. My favorite resource that I included in the project is the Diverse Book Finder because it is the easiest database to use. My favorite book that I included in the project is Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes because it is about how a haircut can boost ones confidence.

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