https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd How would you define multicultural lit? en-us 2019-07-11 20:22:25 UTC 2025-11-29 05:29:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f3c6.png devans71 https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/370902085 2019-07-11 20:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/370902085 https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/371599709 literature (in its myriad forms) which centers stories about non-dominant and historically marginalized groups. While the literature doesn't necessarily have to be about the identity, it still centers on characters who share that identity.]]> 2019-07-18 17:02:46 UTC https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/371599709 https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/371599730 Multicultural literature is literature that uplifts the voices of people or communities that have been historically underrepresented or who have been subjected to just a single narrative surrounding their experiences and identities.]]> 2019-07-18 17:03:04 UTC https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/371599730 https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/371599731 MC Lit is a category of literature in which we often do not have well represented in our society. They are stories centered on the sociocultural experiences of underrepresented groups, written by people from those groups.]]> 2019-07-18 17:03:04 UTC https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/371599731 https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/371599736 literature that highlights and uplifts all voices and stories]]> 2019-07-18 17:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/371599736 https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/371599740 Multicultural literature includes texts in which students can see themselves represented with dignity, in which young people are "part of the mosaic" of a country or a history, and through which we can try to understand other ways of knowing, being, and belonging. ]]> 2019-07-18 17:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/371599740 https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/371599751 MC Lit is a category of literature that, regrettably, needs to exist because different types of people have not been historically represented equally. In an ideal world, there wouldn't need to be a designation of MC Lit, as representation would be equal. MC Lit is literature like any other type of literature; it is only because of the racism and sexism that has plagued society for so long that MC Lit even needs to be a distinct category.]]> 2019-07-18 17:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/371599751 https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/371599768 Multicultural literature is literature that elevates voices and stories that are not usually seen and heard. ]]> 2019-07-18 17:03:49 UTC https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/371599768 https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/371599775 2019-07-18 17:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/371599775 https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/371599777 texts and stories that focus on and represent diversity in all its forms.]]> 2019-07-18 17:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/devans71/byqk1rte4pd/wish/371599777