My Summer!
This summer I babysat the WHOLE ENTIRE SUMMER! Basically every minute I wasn't sleeping, I was trying to make money for school. At the beginning of summer, I went to the Bonnaroo Music Festival, which...
View ArticleInsider/Outsider Debate
I think there is a clear difference between who is an insider and who is an outsider. Someone is an insider to a particular group when they have the same characteristics- Whether it be a race or a...
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Blogging- What would be better...
I think it would almost be better if we all could blog on the same page... It might be better because than everyone can see everyone's comment instead of going to each individual blog. I still like the...
View ArticleAl Capone Does My Shirts
I was really looking forward to reading this story because I could tell it had a funny aspect to it, as opposed to other stories we have read so far. I thought it was just about Moose living on the...
View ArticleBlindness
Sorry everyone about not posting the Native American Conference dates, I had a crazy weekend, and I will do my best to find another event. Sorry again.I just read the two articles for the movie...
View ArticleAutism is a World
I really enjoyed the documentary we watched in class a couple of weeks ago. I love stories where a person can excel no matter what their situation was.I was disturbed by the following:-(I know you...
View Articlethe LGBT meeting- "For the Bible Tells Me So"
I went to this past Thursday's LGBT meeting and I was there for about 45 minutes. When I got there we were discussing questions that were on the table and then we went on to watch the "Unconditional...
View ArticleMuseum Visit
1. What issues of diversity are addressed in these two exhibits?I think the main issue of diversity that was addressed in these exhibits was the different lifestyles different ethinicities and cultures...
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Extra Credit International Day
I attended "International Day" at the college of engineering on Nov. 19. It was really small, but it was enjoyable. When I arrived, there was a little boy playing the bongos, and an older gentleman...
View ArticleProp 8
I know the election happened almost a month ago now, but tonight I took the time to read through the two websites posted on the main blog. I can say I was astounded, to say the least.I think since I am...
View ArticleFinal Post
I learned a number of things about children's literature this year in TE 448. The variation of texts used in class was something that really helped me to understand the real meaning to diversity. I...
View ArticleProfessional Resource Review
“Issues of Ethnicity, Authenticity, and Quality in Asian-American Picture Books, 1983-1993”By Violet H. HaradaAlthough this journal article is really outdated, I found in my own search that the ideas...
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Henry's First-Moon Birthday
Henry’s First-Moon BirthdayBy Lenore LookIllustrated by Yumi HeoHenry’s First-Moon Birthday was by far my favorite book in the set of texts that I chose. She also wrote another book using the same...
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Heroes
HeroesBy Ken MochizukiIllustrated by Dom LeeHeroes is a story that is set in the early 1960’s, which I figured out with a contextual clue- the main character, Donne, talks about how there was a new way...
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Hannah is My Name
Hannah is My NameBy Belle YangHannah is My Name is an awesome, color-fill picture book more appropriate for older elementary aged children. The pages are filled with more text, meant more for a teacher...
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Apple Pie 4th of July
Apple Pie 4th of JulyBy Janet S. WongPictures by Margaret Chodos-IrvineApple Pie 4th of July is a wonderful children’s book that specifically deals with the issues of identity. Written in first person,...
View ArticleReflections on Learning
Reflections by Katie Bergin The topic I chose for the TE 448 final is Asian American literature. I decided against also studying Pacific Island texts because if I were to include those texts as well,...
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