Laos: "The girl was free to go, but she had nothing to wear except rags. Then she looked in her mothers sewing box."
China: "...a cloak sewn of king fisher feathers ... "
Japan: "... a kimono red as sunset."
France: "And on the girl's feet appeared a pair of glass slippers ... "
India: " ... diamond anklets ... "
Iraq: " ... sandals of gold."
Each person represents a different culture/ethnicity in this portion of the story (there are many more throughout the tale).
Reflection
The reading assigned for this unit was Critical Literacy: A Questioning Stance and the Possibility for Change by Cynthia McDaniel. This article discussed critical literacy as an approach to teaching (and parenting). Critical literacy "encourages readers to adopt a questioning stance and to work toward changing themselves and their worlds." After reading the authors multiple sections on promoting and practicing critical literacy, I fell as though it provides teachers and students with the opportunity to see multiple sides. The example of Beauty and the Beast is continuously used throughout the article, and I feel as though when the author discusses the context in which the story was written (time period, gender roles, etc.), it provides another perspective to the story. One of the story suggested that promote multiple perspectives was Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young and Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne. These stories seem very interesting and would be a great way to promote critical literacy.
The literacy analysis was very interesting, and hard. Having such little time and having to pick only one part in the story was a challenge when creating the tableaux. Overall, the activity was enjoyable and I look forward to practicing such teaching strategies within my future classroom. Sharing the multicultural picture books was quite enjoyable, and I realized the multitude of multicultural picture books, and the importance of them within the classroom.
References
Fleischman, P., Paschkis, J.(n.d.). Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal A Worldwide Cinderella.
McDaniel, C. (2013). Critical Literacy: A Questioning Stance and the Possibility for Change. 473.