Children's Literature Guide

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Evangeline Siu - EDRL 402 O2 Nevada State College - School of Education

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Physical and Social Literacy-Rich Environment&nbsp;

Classroom Library Anchor Charts Word Wall Writing Center Display of Student Work Content Posters

Variety of Grouping Configurations for Independent and Collaborating Learning

Discussion Questions True or False Deciphering Point of View Chapter Analysis Create Posters Character Analysis using Powerpoint

Author: Elizabeth Acevedo Illustrator: Amanda Rivas / Gabriel Moreno

Decision Will I select this text?

Yes. This novel is a perfect story for students in middle grade upwards to synthesis. The chapter book is written into three sections that could be easily analyzed. Each character equally shares their point of view, but most of all the multicultural questions expands a students mind to make connections with the characters and their problems. Also, with several unresolved relationships between the characters will have readers of a mature audience to expand on the author's ideas and develop an outcome.

Author: Jennifer Leon Illustrator: Elena Garnu

Discussion Questions True or False Deciphering Point of View Chapter Analysis Poem Analysis Discover the Hidden Meaning of Names

How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents

Author: Julia Alvarez Illustrator: Carin Goldberg and Sara Eichner

Yes. Mexican Whiteboy is one book that reflects an American culture that addresses individuals that immigrated or are raised up here yet still practice the culture of the country their parents or grandparents came from. Also, friendship and dedication to hardwork is intertwined into the novel that can encourage students to understand the importance of forgiveness when building friendships. Students can write their feelings about the main character identifying the major theme and the minor theme in their story.

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The Poet X - Decision Will I select this text?

Yes. The text of this novel can be used for middle grade reading and writing. Analyzing dialogues-points of view, determine the meaning of words, capture the actions and experiences of the events. A fun activity is creating a 10 slide presentation of the selected character, providing facts, likes, dislikes, simile, metaphor, analyzes of character and a reflection in connection to real life situations.

Author: Matt De La Pena Illustrator: ILOVEDUST and Regina Flath

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Liliana Cruz is a young Latinx who is half Guatemalan and half El Salvadorian that attends a multicultural school in Boston and now she has been accepted into a wealthy white high school through a METCO program. Liliana’s father is not present in her life and her mother is accepting of Liliana’s news. Education is important in Liliana’s household. Liliana’s mom wants her daughter to take advantage of every opportunity that this new school has to offer. She knew that Liliana would have a much better future if she got the right education as a child. Liliana learns many truths about being a person of color, the deportation of her undocumented father including how important it is to build a strong brother sister relationship. She learns through attending an all white school that you cannot lump a certain group of people into one category, but that each individual has their own personalities and traits. As she faces racism, she learns of her own insecurities as a young Latinx. Her friends help her to overcome her struggles of facing racism. Liliana seeks comfort, love and trust in her brother when she finds herself missing her father and watching her mother enduring the hardships of caring for her family. Liliana learns to value her family and the support system they have in their family. She gets to see first hand how the family will come together and collaborate to bring Liliana’s father home from Guatemala using a coyote.

Danny is a 16 year old boy with a White mother and Mexican American father living in San Francisco, California, but frequently visits his dad’s family in San Diego, California. The lack of relationship with his parents further pushes him away from learning who he is and how he fits into this world. He learns to deal with his abandonment issues of feeling like an outsider when with his dad’s family by building connections with other people that are experiencing the same feelings of coming from a mixed heritage. His identity crisis lands him in Mexico rekindling his relationship with his father and other family members. Danny’s lack of relationship with his mom and an absentee father increases his confusion where he starts to engage in self cutting. His mental health problems worsen as he becomes exposed to other teenagers drinking alcohol, smoking drugs and sex. Danny finds comfort in two friendships that accommodate a healthy relationship between two people, something that he did not know existed. This teaches him patience and how to maintain a graceful demeanor when enduring his struggles.

Discussion Questions True or False Deciphering Point of View Chapter Analysis Vocabulary Words Compare Characters

This chapter book focuses on a young female Xiomara Barista during a six month period and how she uses poetry to express her feelings in a Harlem neighborhood where she does not feel like she is being heard by her parents. Xiomara feels alone in her journey of becoming a teenager and her experiences in a toxic home accelerates her personal growth of becoming an independent person. Majority of the conflicts and joys Xiomara faced were brought on by her mom’s strict rules because of her religious beliefs and high expectations of her daughter's education. Xiomara is a twin and was not blessed with the same intelligence as her twin. A reason why her parents do not value her opinions. The comparison of the twins hurts Xiomara and as she begins to question and struggles with some religious practices. Her relationship with her mom continues to spiral out of control further weakening the way they communicate with one another. Xiomara’s maturity did not go without the challenges of her curiosity for sexual content and shifting through the entanglement of those emotions. Her discovery of romance teaches her to seek relationships that are good role models unlike her father who did not give her any attention.

How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents

At a young age four sisters from the Dominican Republic immigrated to New York with other family members during the 1960s. They left the Dominican Republic to escape a dictatorship leader. These sisters upon arriving in the US undergo several transitions adapting and adjusting to a new way of living. They learn to speak English, live an American lifestyle and are constantly torn off finding their own footing as Latinx females growing up in the US. Throughout all these changes they struggle with their identities to live in a world with two cultures. The conflicts of living in a new world and trying to maintain the cultural values of the four girls' ethnicity. In the Dominican Republic women are known to be submissive and are sub-servants to the men. While in the US women are encouraged to enjoy their freedom and build a life of independence. Although they were able to grasp speaking English daily there was still an existing barrier of how language intertwined with their ethnicity and culture affected the way they expressed themselves.

Discussion Questions True or False Multiple Choice Questions Chapter Analysis Character Analysis Symbol Analysis

No. At this time, I don't think I will use the novel, "Don't Ask Me Where I'm From" in instruction because there are many unanswered questions or dialogues between the characters. Students still need the guidance of having text in sights to generate and provoke thought process during a lesson especially when analyzing vocabulary and context. However, a fun activity would be to create a movie poster with a hook to get the attention of the readers. The writing in this novel is geared towards college students to study because their minds are equipped to further develop characters or ask questions that are thought provoking.

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