Teaching Humanism through Global Literature in the Elementary Reading Classroom
When I began my journey toward teaching global literature and talking about the global world, I started by asking myself: “What do I really want my students to learn, and how am I going to teach it to them?” Before pursuing answers to these questions, I first needed to establish a clear objective/go...
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Worlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and Literatures
2012-10-01
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| description | When I began my journey toward teaching global literature and talking about the global world, I started by asking myself: “What do I really want my students to learn, and how am I going to teach it to them?” Before pursuing answers to these questions, I first needed to establish a clear objective/goal for my class of third grade students. My goal became to teach my students about various cultures and countries with global literature while focusing on our common humanity. I chose to focus on common traits where similarities among cultures are discussed, embraced, and nurtured; rather than focusing only on differences, which carries the danger of an “us versus them” dichotomy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ced1940dc7774467abbbb5c2af2857e22022-12-22T02:38:46ZengWorlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and LiteraturesWOW Stories2577-05512012-10-01432224Teaching Humanism through Global Literature in the Elementary Reading ClassroomAmyMarie Livermore0Lockhart Elementary School in Massepequa, New YorkWhen I began my journey toward teaching global literature and talking about the global world, I started by asking myself: “What do I really want my students to learn, and how am I going to teach it to them?” Before pursuing answers to these questions, I first needed to establish a clear objective/goal for my class of third grade students. My goal became to teach my students about various cultures and countries with global literature while focusing on our common humanity. I chose to focus on common traits where similarities among cultures are discussed, embraced, and nurtured; rather than focusing only on differences, which carries the danger of an “us versus them” dichotomy.https://wowlit.org/on-line-publications/stories/iv3/11/global children's literatureglobal perspectives |
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| title | Teaching Humanism through Global Literature in the Elementary Reading Classroom |
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