Promoting Diversity in the Classroom and School Library through Social Action
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In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students explore stereotypes in children's picture books, such as Disney's Princess Collection, in order to identify the limited view established in these fictional worlds. Next, students compare these stereotyped representations to more diverse portrayals in matching texts, such as "The Paper Bag Princess" or "Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters." Finally, students use their findings to promote diversity by creating paired books or text sets that match stereotypical portrayals with balanced and diverse texts. This resource includes links to student and teacher materials, interactives, and related Web sites. Less
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Grade: 6 to 8
Topics: English-Language Arts, Literature, Reading Comprehension