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- 2. What do we mean by global or international literature?
- 4. WOW Resources •WOW Books & My Take/Your Take: online database of international children’s literature •WOW Review: online journal of book reviews focusing on authenticity •WOW Stories: online journal of children’s experiences of reading and responding to international literature •WOW Currents: blog of current issues •Authors Corner: author comments on featured book
- 5. Browse My Take/Your Take: Click on the link for books featured each week
- 6. Search WOW Books: Begin your search by clicking on Books Search by Title Advanced search uses multiple parameters
- 7. Browse WOW Books: Click on by Genre and select a genre to browse Click on by Region and select a region to browse Click on by Age and select an age range/ grade level to browse
- 8. Browse WOW Books: Click on Book Lists and get links to USBBY and various other book lists, such as:
- 9. Explore WOW Stories: A refereed on-line journal for sharing research working with children in classroom settings using global literature Use the sub-menu to navigate to it or scroll down the home page to:
- 10. Explore WOW Reviews: Use the sub-menu to navigate to it or scroll down the home page to:
- 11. Explore WOW Currents: Twitter Link Scroll down the home page for our weekly blog:
- 12. Explore what authors have to say in the Authors Corner: Click on the author’s name to get to their entry
- 13. About WOW:
Notas del editor
- World of Words is initiative focused: • Mission: WOW is committed to creating an international network of people who share the vision of bringing books and children together, thereby opening windows on the world. We encourage thoughtful dialogue around international literature so that children can reflect on their own cultural experience and connect to the experience of others across the globe. • How to use literature to build intercultural understanding • Help teachers find resources.
- What do we mean by international or global literature? International or global literature, books set in countries and cultures outside the U.S., include books by authors with a wide range of backgrounds: * (1)Books written by authors/illustrators who are insiders to the culture they portray and who still reside within that culture. These books are typically published in the country of origin for the children of that country, and are then translated (if not written in English) and distributed in the U.S. Examples are Moribito (Uehashi, 2008) and Garmann ’ s Summer (Hole, 2008). Some translated books, however, are not from the country being portrayed, such as The Shadows of Ghadames (Stloz, 2005), set in Libya, but written by a French journalist. * (2) Books written by authors/illustrators who are insiders to the culture they are portraying, but who now reside in the U.S. as their primary residence even though they return regularly to their country of origin. Sometimes their work is initially published in the U.S. Examples are Tasting the Sky (Barakat, 2007), and Just in Case (Morales, 2008). * (3) Books written by authors/illustrators who are immigrants to the U.S. and write about their country of origin. Some regularly return to their country of origin, while others left as children or young adults and rarely return, adding the complication that their writing may be based on memories of a country that no longer exists due to societal changes. Examples are I Lost My Tooth in Africa (Diakite, 2006) and Keeping Corner (Sheth, 2007). * (4) Books written by U.S. authors/illustrators who draw from their family ’ s heritage in their country of origin, but who were born and raised in the U.S. These authors use family memories as well as engage in research. Examples are When My Name Was Keoko (Parks, 2004) and The Surrender Tree (Engle, 2008). *(5) Books written by U.S. authors/illustrators who spend a significant period of time within a particular country, often working for some type of government or social agency or as journalists. Examples are Colibri (Cameron, 2005) and Faraway Home (Kurtz, 2000). *(6) Books written by U.S. authors/illustrators who research a particular country and who may or may not visit that country as part of that research. Examples are When Heaven Fell (Marsden, 2007) and Balarama (Lewin, 2009). *(7)Books written by an author who is an outsider to the culture but who collaborates with an insider to strengthen authenticity. For example, Elizabeth Laird, a British author, collaborated with Sonia Nimr, a Palestinian archaeologist, storyteller, and author from Ramallah, the location of their book, A Little Piece of Ground (2006).
- Quick overview: The website is divided into 3 columns. • The left column (in blue) will directs the user to actual books that might be used. • The center column is content with links to additional, related content. • The right column features news and time sensitive information. • The green row that spans the center and right column are quick links to the resource pages in the WOW website. • A search function to quickly locate info anywhere on the site.
- Typically teachers rely on expository (non-fiction) materials to explore other cultures. WOW Books: We use expository texts in our work but we ’ ve found that narratives open the world to children in a ways that expository texts don ’ t. That is the focus of WOW Books. We ’ ve all “ lived ” powerful experiences through characters in a good story. When the story is over we feel as if we ’ ve • lived the life of the characters • experienced what they ’ ve experienced • seen the world through their eyes. WOW Reviews: When children read books that are authentic representations of cultures other than their own they are given the chance to see the world though the eyes of the characters. • Get a sense of what the world looks like through that cultural lens. • As they connect they recognize the similarities and distinctions between their own cultures and the cultures of people represented in the story. Narrative stories move the reader beyond the more surface and factual level of cultural understanding that is encouraged by non fiction text. • See what other people think and live and experience their world views. • Get a sense of people ’ s ways of living in the world. • Builds a bridge of understanding across cultures. • Results in empathy. If books are written by cultural insiders—they represent how people view themselves rather than how others view them. WOW Stories: Grew out of recognition • Teachers tell stories to their peer about their experiences in the classroom all of the time. We learn from one another through these stories. • Stories are a much more accessible way for most teachers to share our work than scholarly writing. WOW Currents: • Each month WOW will feature a blog contributor who will generally focus on one idea, theme, or event.
- Each Wednesday, we feature an entry from our WOW Books database and ask you to provide insight about the book by leaving a comment. The books are highlighted by month pairing the current and previous month together on the page.
- • The homepage lets you easily enter a title or a brief description (like global warming) without any further clicking. • The advanced search allows the user to locate a specific book using a variety of different parameters, like ISBN number or the author. This is a good way to find several related books you may want to use in literature circles that have similar concepts or geographic settings. • The advanced search also allows searches using a specific parameter, like books about China. The search function also allows the use of multiple parameters. For instance, highlight Grades 4-8 , Historical Fiction, and China to find Revolution is Not a Dinner Part, Adventures on the Ancient Silk Road, Ties that Bind, Ties that Break, Little Green: Growing Up During The Chinese Cultural Revolution, and Landed. • There is a huge list of themes that can be searched, such as adventure, animals, friendship, or journey. • There are new books added all the time
- You can quickly browse categorized books by clicking on the Region , Age , or Genre tabs. This features gives you a broad overview of what you will find in international books. These books are available in English in the US. Let ’ s say you are doing a cultural study of Kenya. If you click Kenya you will get a list of books to look through. Click on one of the titles you will find a picture of the book, a brief summary, the author, illustrator, copyright information, list of themes, descriptors, and the number of pages.
- Everybody loves lists! Our book lists are from recognized organizations both from the U.S. and abroad. Some of these lists are award winning books published in other countries and provide a valuable resource not easily found anywhere else. We also are listing the books we use in or Language and Culture Kits. These books were selected with the help of graduate students from the country the books represent while studying at The University of Arizona. The books represent a variety of different texts (genre, age, etc.) and were chosen with cultural authenticity in mind.
- WOW Stories encourages submissions by classroom teachers as well as university professionals. The journal is refereed to allow university professionals to receive appropriate academic credit. • Every teachers and university professionals look back on our field notes and student artifacts and think broadly and critically about the work that was done throughout the year. • We reflect and write about these experiences in order to solidify our own understandings and to share our successes and struggles with other teachers. • WOW recognizes the need for knowledge transmission and knowledge sharing. WOW Stories is a venue that offers the possibility of reaching audiences that might not otherwise be reached and creates the possibility of electronic/online educational communities exploring and enhancing the use of global literature in the classroom. WOW stories Volume I was written by teachers at Van Horne Elementary School (Tucson Unified School District). • Dr. Short, the director of WOW, facilitated the research. • There is also several videos that were created at Van Horne documenting our inquiry into taking action. Volume II stories have been written by other educators who are looking at innovative ways to use international literature as a lens to view the world. • Information about how to submit your stories about the work you are doing with literature and international is also available on the website.
- Another concern that we have as teachers when we use children ’ s literature in our classroom inquiries is that the literature is an authentic representation of the cultures they explore. Wow reviews addresses this concern. • An open and expanding community of critical book reviewers • Reviews that highlight intercultural understanding and global perspectives • Reviews are written by an insider to the culture OR someone who has done a lot of research within culture • In wow reviews: 1st part is summary of the book 2nd a literary evaluation including the themes explored 3rd Indication of its authenticity -who the author is -author ’ s background 4th Suggestion of other books to use with the selected title. Useful because the issue of authenticity is not discussed in national review—not considered literary. But highly significant in our work. •Call for reviews: Kathy encourages others to submit reviews of literature to the site. If you are interested information is on the website. Third concern that we face in this use of literature is not being quite sure how to use the books with kids. There is the possibility of reinforcing stereotypes • if literature isn ’ t embedded in a cultural context and • if teachers don ’ t take care to help kids connect in meaningful ways to the stories.
- Each month WOW will feature a blog contributor who will generally focus on one idea, theme, or event. Only WOW advisors are blog contributors but readers are encouraged to comment and the plan is to eventually include discussion forums to the Web site. • Relevant, thought provoking discussions of interest • Dialogue on critical issues in global literature • Timely interviews: Judi Moreillion interviewed Nick Glass, a member of the 2009 Newbery Award committee as our July contributor. In November Janine Schall arranged “ Is the Chupacabras Real? ” Xavier Garza Answers Questions from Children . Jeanne Fain interviewed Yuyi Morales in the February. • A twitter community: twitter.com/worldsofwords • In June, Kathy Short focused on how reviews address, or fail to address, cultural authenticity. • The plan is to publish each Monday, and while the first post is fixed by the contributor, they are asked to address comments made on the posts in subsequent posts. This feature was added to make the site more interactive.
- Each month WOW will feature a blog contributor who will generally focus on one idea, theme, or event. Only WOW advisors are blog contributors but readers are encouraged to comment and the plan is to eventually include discussion forums to the Web site. • Relevant, thought provoking discussions of interest • Dialogue on critical issues in global literature • Timely interviews: Judi Moreillion interviewed Nick Glass, a member of the 2009 Newbery Award committee as our July contributor. In November Janine Schall arranged “ Is the Chupacabras Real? ” Xavier Garza Answers Questions from Children . Jeanne Fain interviewed Yuyi Morales in the February. • A twitter community: twitter.com/worldsofwords • In June, Kathy Short focused on how reviews address, or fail to address, cultural authenticity. • The plan is to publish each Monday, and while the first post is fixed by the contributor, they are asked to address comments made on the posts in subsequent posts. This feature was added to make the site more interactive.
- Click on About and the drop down menu show the: • Mission statement • Information about the Board of Advisors • Contact Information • How to contribute (We Can Do It Together) • Teachers may find it useful to click on Partners and Other Resources.