Diverse YA Literature

Presentation Map

• The Practical:  Group Exercise
• The Theory:  Emily Meixner
• Tying it Together:  What do you think?
• *The Digital Tool:  HaikuDeck

Group Exercise

Think of a Book

• Appropriate for your students' age range.
• Or, not!
• I'm going to ask you a series of questions.

Main Character

Communities

Communities

How do they view each other?

• Which community has more power?
• Which community has the most power?
• *How do you know?

Back to Individual

The Approach

• Introduce character.
• Insider communities.
• Outsider Communities.
• Society: Who has the most power?
• Back to Individual.

Meixner, E. (2006).
Understand the questions:
A community-centered approach to the teaching of multicultural literature.
Voices from the Middle,
13(3), 15-19.

Tying it Together

• Neutral starting point.
• Concrete ideas.
• Inquiry-based learning.
• What do you think?

One of Many Approaches

• Juxtapose Texts.
• Text Graffiti.
• Write-Arounds.
• What have you used?

HaikuDeck

Ease of Use

Gorgeous

Photography

Built Right In.

No citations necessary.
No searching for images.
No wasted time!