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Teaching tough topics : how do I use children’s literature to build a deeper understanding of social justice, equity, and diversity? /

""Teaching Tough Topics" shows teachers how to lead students to become caring citizens as they read and respond to quality children’s literature. It is organized around topics that can be challenging or sensitive, yet are significant in order to build understanding of social justice,...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Swartz, Larry (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Markham, Ontario : Pembroke, 2020.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Dedication
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Overview
  • Foreword by Deborah Ellis: "Building Empathy Through Children's Literature"
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Tough Topics and How to Deal with Them
  • Why Teachers Should Take On Tough Topics
  • When to Teach a Tough Topic
  • Books as Bridges
  • Perspective: "Why Use Multicultural Literature to Teach Tough Topics?" by Shelley Stagg Peterson
  • Perspective: "Children's Literature as a Way to Empower Our Students" by Anne Burke
  • Organizing a Literature-Based Program: An Overview
  • The Role of Response in Yielding Fresh Insights
  • 1 Race and Diverse Cultures
  • How My Definition of Great Books Has Evolved
  • Perspective: "Challenging Racism: Developing Children's Critical Racial Literacy" by Michelle Grace-Williams
  • Perspective: "Multicultural Books and Critical Reading as Mirrors, Windows, and Doors" by Maria José Botelho
  • The Language and Vocabulary of Race and Diverse Cultures
  • Opening Up the Topic of Race and Diverse Cultures
  • Model Lesson 1: Responding to a Picture Book Through Thinking Stems
  • Model Lesson 2: Unpacking a Monologue Script
  • Great Books for a Tough Topic
  • 2 The Immigrant and Refugee Experience
  • Humanizing the Global Refugee Crisis
  • Perspective: "Why We Need to Teach About Immigrants and Refugees" by Arif Anwar
  • The Language and Vocabulary of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience
  • Opening Up the Topic of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience
  • Model Lesson 1: Exploring a Picture Book Through Tableaux
  • Model Lesson 2: Creating a Graphic Page
  • Great Books for a Tough Topic
  • 3 Indigenous Identities
  • Confronting Historical Truths
  • Perspective: "The Need to Learn the Truth" by Joanne Robertson
  • The Language and Vocabulary of Indigenous Identities
  • Opening Up the Topic of Indigenous Identities
  • Model Lesson 1: Four-Rectangle Responses to a Picture Book
  • Model Lesson 2: From a Think-Aloud to Thoughtful Reponses
  • Great Books for a Tough Topic
  • 4 The Holocaust
  • Planting the Seeds for Change
  • Perspective: "How to Teach About the Holocaust" by Kathy Kacer
  • The Language and Vocabulary of the Holocaust
  • Opening Up the Topic of the Holocaust
  • Model Lesson 1: Interpreting Picture Book Visuals
  • Model Lesson 2: Raising a Range of Questions
  • Great Books for a Tough Topic
  • 5 Physical and Mental Challenges
  • Strengthening Inclusiveness
  • Perspective: "Why Addressing Physical and Mental Challenges Is Important" by John Myers
  • The Language and Vocabulary of Physical and Mental Challenges
  • Opening Up the Topic of Physical and Mental Challenges
  • Model Lesson 1: Using a News Report as a Persuasive Writing Source
  • Model Lesson 2: Using a Novel as an Impetus for Questioning
  • Great Books for a Tough Topic
  • 6 Poverty
  • Addressing Poverty: Five Considerations
  • Perspective: "Poverty
  • The Need for Teachers to Provide a Gentle 'First View'" by Jim Giles