Answer & Explanation:Please make into 2 separate documents.Discussion
Discuss critical issues to consider during book selection:
1.
Include culturally conscious and culturally
diverse books.
2.
Include how bias impacts literature for young
children.
3.
Include at least one of the following terms in
your reply: characterization, fairy tales, expository.
4.
Create 5 different scenarios and tell what types
of books you would choose to read in those scenarios and why.
5.
Describe how the issues of book selection apply
to you. Include personal and/or professional applications.
The answer to this Discussion Board question must be at least 250 words
and use proper grammar and spelling. One citation is required per discussion
question response. You must make sure to cite your sources properly using APA / MLA.
Assignment
Cultural Reality
Select and review three picture books that you believe present cultural
reality and authenticity or use the selected books below. Summarize why
you selected each picture book and what elements or features in the book
captured cultural reality.
Ask yourself the following while analyzing your book:
Does the
book respect the dignity of those depicted?Does the
book accurately portray diversity?Are
dialects presented realistic, consistent, and appropriate?Is the
book biased and out-of-date?What
attitudes are encouraged?Are
photographs and illustrations stereotyped?Are
diverse individuals shown in a variety of roles, including positions of
authority?Can you
think of additional questions that should be considered? List them.
Characteristics of Authentic Literature
The
literature should include the range of character types or people found
within the culture, although not necessarily in one book. The characters
should not be idealized, but n
either should stereotypes predominate. There
should be doctors, teachers, truck drivers, cooks, and individuals in
other occupations.The
illustrations should not consist of caricatures of a groups physical
features. Rather, the illustrations should reflect the variety found among
members of any group.The speech
adopted by characters should have linguistic authenticity. Many members of
a group speak standard English and can use and understand various dialects
within the group as well. Vernacular language and casual, informal
dialects are appropriate to some characters some of the time, but not all
characters all of the time.The names
of the characters should reflect the cultural traditions of a group.Food
should not be used as a shorthand signifier of a group; for example, rice
is not a code word for Asian or Asian-American.The
beliefs and values of characters as well as their world views should
reflect the diversity found in the groups community. Some will be
conservative, others liberal, and a few radical.Writers
should understand the pivotal roles families play in these groups and the
family configurations that exist within the groups.Authors
should portray members of the groups as intelligent problem-solvers who
are not dependent on the intervention of a kindly white for redemption,
salvation, or mediation.
Examples of books for consideration:
Cooke, T. Full, full, full of love.Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press,
2003
Galindo, M.Icy watermelon. Houston, TX: Pinata Books, 2001
De Paola, T. Strega Nona, New York: Scholastic, 1996
Summary should include the
following:
Use of a
minimum of one citation from the textbook or another source of information
to support your rationale.List your
source of information.Minimum
length of summary is 250 words (excluding citation).