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CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 15.01.08

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Overview
  3. Rationale
  4. Content Objectives
  5. Gender Bias
  6. Multicultural Role Models
  7. Heroes and Heroines: Analyzing Character Traits
  8. Poetry
  9. Picture Book Biographies
  10. Writing Self Portraits
  11. Teaching Strategies
  12. Classroom Activities
  13. Annotated Bibliography
  14. Internet Resources
  15. Teacher Resources
  16. Appendix A: Implementing District Standards
  17. Notes

Biographies and Autobiographies: Portraits of Peace Builders

Julie So

Published September 2015

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Notes

  1. PeacePartners, “PeaceBuilders”, 2015
  2. Yosso, Tara J., Whose Culture Has Capital? A Critical Race Theory Discussion of Community Cultural Wealth”, 2005
  3. Ibid
  4. Hourihan, Margery. Deconstructing the hero: Literary theory and children's literature.
  5. Ibid
  6. Hamilton, Mykol C., David Anderson, Michelle Broaddus, and Kate Young, 2006
  7. Ibid
  8. Ibid
  9. Morgan, Hani. "Picture book biographies for young children: A way to teach multiple perspectives."
  10. Ibid
  11. Mendoza, Jean, and Debbie Reese. "Examining Multicultural Picture Books for the Early Childhood Classroom: Possibilities and Pitfalls."
  12. Mendoza, Jean, and Debbie Reese. "Examining Multicultural Picture Books for the Early Childhood Classroom: Possibilities and Pitfalls."
  13. Bushelle, Marc, “The Heroines Project”
  14. Hourihan, Margery. Deconstructing the hero: Literary theory and children's literature.
  15. Abrams, David M., and Brian Sutton-Smith. "The development of the trickster in children's narrative."
  16. Ibid
  17. Ibid
  18. Rosenblatt, Louise M. "What facts does this poem teach you?."
  19. Sedgwick, Fred. Read my mind: young children, poetry and learning.
  20. Mendoza, Jean, and Debbie Reese. "Examining Multicultural Picture Books for the Early Childhood Classroom: Possibilities and Pitfalls."
  21. Iaquinta, Anita. "Guided reading: A research-based response to the challenges of early reading instruction."
  22. Maynes, Nancy, Lynn Julien-Schultz, and Cilla Dunn. "Modeling and the Gradual Release of Responsibility: What Does It Look Like in the Classroom?."

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