QUOTATION

"Words are merely words, but real literature for any age is words chosen with skill and artistry to give the readers pleasure and to help them understand themselves and others."



Lukens, J. Rebecca



Theme

The relationship between children and the elderly.

To engage students in the classroom in meaningful dialogue about diversity using the medium of the classroom blog and personal interaction with multicultural text.
To encourage students to share their own cultural stories and "border cross" from one world to another.


Multicultural Children's Literature Selections

  • Valerie and the Silver Pear, Benjami Darling
  • Year of Impossible Goodbyes, Sook Nyul Choi
  • The Patchwork Quilt, Valerie Flournoy
  • Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs, Tomie dePaola
  • Grandpa's Town, Takkaaki Nomura
  • Annie and the Old One, Miska Miles
Learn
tolerance, empathy, acceptance, understanding of and respect for cultural differences

Become
a culturally responsive student

Read
multicultural literature







Monday, October 31, 2011

Post #2 Reflections/Comments

Students are required to spend some time reading and reflectiong on peer's comments to the role elderly play in their lives. Please comment one at least two peer's comments on POST #1. Please begin your comments/reflections with, " My response to Post #1 written by (name of student) is..." and " My response to Post #1 written by (name of student) is..."
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Thursday, October 27, 2011

#1 The Role of the Elderly in Your Life

Discuss the role of the elderly in your life: parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, great-grandparents, friends, neighbours. How have they influenced your life? Be specific.
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