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Kimberly Thompson September 2012
Text Set for Diversity
Focal Book for the assignment:
Hall, Bruce E. Henry and the Kite Dragon. New York: Philomel
Books, 2004.
Grade Level: 3.5
Information in Regards to the Texts:
I had no experience creating a text set, prior to this one.
Because I could not decide on a
place to begin locating the books for this particular
assignment, I started at the Teaching
Resources Center in Joyner Library. At first I felt a little
overwhelmed, simply because I did not
know where to begin looking. With the help of Mrs.
Earley-Thiele, I was guided in the right
direction. After explaining that I needed help finding books
relating to diversity, she led me to a
small stand in the middle of the TRC. There, I found a variety
of packets, categorized by subject.
In these packets, were the lists off all the books the library
had relating to that subject.
Needless to say, I had hit the jackpot.
I located almost every book in the library that had been listed
in the packet, and
narrowed down my selection to four different texts; two of my
books are fiction, one is
historical fiction, and one is a graphic novel. All of the books
that I have chosen offer some
insight in to the diversity of different cultures. All of which,
of course, were found in the Joyner
Library.
Book: Cruise, Robin. Little Mama Forgets. New York: Farrar,
Straus and Giroux, 2006.Grade Level: 3
rd
Genre: Fiction
Summary: Little Mama Forgets shares the story of a young girl
and her grandmother. Although
the grandmother seems to be suffering from Alzheimers disease,
she can still recall previous
memories from her life; memories include stories from Mexico,
traditional dances, and time
spent with the family.
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Book: Faulkner, Matt.A Taste of Colored Water. New York: Simon
& Schuster Books for Young
Readers, 2008.
Grade Level: 3rd
Genre: Historical Fiction
Summary: In this story, two young children make a trip into the
city to taste the colored
water that they have heard about. The two become surprised when
they begin to understandwhat these terms actually mean.
Book: Luciani, Brigitte. The Meeting. Minneapolis: Graphic
Universe, 2010.
Grade Level: 3rd
4th
Genre: Graphic Novel
Summary: The Meeting is a great story depicting family status.
When the fox and her daughtermove in with a bager and his children,
it seems as if the families are incompatible. After the
children throw a party in a desperate act to prove their
incompatibility with one another, they
end up proving just the opposite.
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Book: Stark, Ken. Oh, Brother!. New York: G.P. Putnams Sons,
2003.
Grade Level: 4th
5th
Genre: Fiction
Summary: This text does a great job in introducing readers to
the lifestyle of single-parent
households, and low family status. Two boys, Ken and Phil, do
not have much growing up, but
make do with what they have. Their active imaginations allowed
them to live an enchanting lifein the farmlands of Illinois.
