Salt: A story of Friendship in a Time of War (2013) by Helen Frost.Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate (2008).Call me Maria by Judith Ortiz Cofer (2006).So, I created a text set with the following novels to focus on Global Explorations with novels in free verse: I also wanted to share novels written in free verse because, as a reader, I believe this type of poetic narrative evokes novel transactions with language, and leaves room for creative interpretations constructed in between verses. For the current fall 2014 semester, I was particularly drawn to selecting children’s literature featuring stories from different times in history books that would allow us to engage in critical conversations about the everyday lives of strong characters, whose experiences could help shape our understandings of our ourselves and others. Planning for teaching children’s literature in my graduate Literacy Studies program at Hofstra University provides me with the perfect opportunity to select books that invite readers to take on a global perspective. By Andrea García, Amanda Lev and Oddette Williams, Hofstra University.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |