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Street Literature and African-American Girls
This document discusses street literature and its appeal to African American girls. It begins with an overview of street literature as a genre that depicts life in urban communities. It then discusses why street literature appeals to African American teen girls, including that the stories are relatable and challenging. It provides examples of popular street literature authors and describes establishing a street literature book club. It addresses criticisms of the genre from parents and teachers but advocates that street literature has value and should be included in library collections.
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- 1. Street Lit. andAfrican- American Girls K.C. Boyd Library Media Specialist-Educator-Advocate
- 2. This Presentation IsDedicated To The Memory Of: Tamir Rice Laquan McDonald
- 3. Street Lit. andAfrican- American Girls K.C. Boyd Library Media Specialist-Educator-Advocate
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- 6. Women’s History Month Dr.Carla Hayden Former ALA President Director of the Pratt Library in Baltimore Librarian of Congress Nominee
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- 9. East St. LouisSchool District #189 East St. Louis, Illinois Wendell Phillips Academy High School Chicago, Illinois HIGH SCHOOLS
- 11. Listen Be Patient Establish Trust KeepListening Identify Resources Deliver and Observe
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- 13. Accelerated Reader LexileScores Common Core PARCC
- 14. Free Voluntary Reading- (FVR) Reading because you want to. For school age children there is no book report, questions at the end of the chapter, and no looking up every vocabulary word. Children simply read for pleasure. Stephen D. Krashen
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- 17. Phillips Anime ClubWebsite http://ninjahouse.weebly.com Members Only Page Phillips Anime/Manga Website http://ninjahouse.weebly.com
- 18. POPULAR ANIME BOOKSERIES Bleach Dragon Ball Z Naruto One Piece Wolf Children
- 19. TECHNOLOGY - AnimationCreator Anime Manga Club Meeting - February https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FlhlJFujLk
- 20. Anime Manga ClubMeeting - February https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FlhlJFujLk
- 21. BLACK HISTORY MONTHMUSIC VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FlhlJFujLk
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- 23. BENEFITS OF READINGANIME/MANGA Celebrate Anime/Manga, and learn about Japanese culture. Interaction with fellow Anime/Manga enthusiasts. The genre is directly related to the interests of this special group of teens. By reading this genre of books, the teens reading fluency will increase.
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- 25. BACK IN THEDAY... First began using the genre with my 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. Began blogging about Street Literature because of the lack of critical reviews. (i.e. School Library Journal, Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly etc.) and other librarians requested my opinion about the books.
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- 27. Street Literature isa literary genre "where the stories, be they fiction or nonfiction,” are consistently set in urban, inner-city enclaves. Street Literature of yesteryear and today, by and large, depicts tales about the daily lives of people living in lower income city neighborhoods. This characteristic spans historical timelines, varying cultural identifications, linguistic associations, and various format designations." Dr. Vanessa Irvin The Readers' Advisory Guide to Street Literature, 2011 Street Literature Book Award Medal http://www.streetliterature.com/p/slbam.html
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- 29. Conversations at theCirculation Desk #4 Peer Reader’s Advisory
- 30. WHY IS STREETLITERATURE SO APPEALING TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN TEEN GIRLS? . The stories reflect the communities that the students reside in. The stories are relatable and describe the struggle and life experience of today’s tees. The stories serve as cautionary tales. The stories are complex and challenge advanced and struggling readers
- 31. WHY IS STREETLITERATURE SO APPEALING TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN TEEN GIRLS? They possess the emotional maturity to handle and understand the content of the genre. Discussions about boyfriends, sex and life’s challenges are dominant themes. This genre meets the needs of a group of library patrons that have been historically ignored.
- 32. STREET LIT. NOOKCLUB
- 33. FAVORITE YOUNG ADULTAUTHORS Earl Sewell Kelli London Nikki Carter Ni-Ni Simone Paul Langan Peggy Kern RaShonda Tate Billingsly
- 34. SKYPE SESSION WITHAUTHOR NI-NI SIMONE
- 35. FAVORITE ADULT AUTHORS Ashleyand JaQuavis K’wan Nikki Turner Omar Tyree Sista Souljah Teri Woods Treasure Blue Wahida Clark
- 36. Challenges Using StreetLit. Parents dislike of the genre. Teachers complained that the students were reading the books. Library selection policy must reflect the use of the books for middle and high school readers. Circulation issues i.e. damaged books, lost/stolen books
- 37. Conversations at theCirculation Desk #1 Peer Reader’s Advisory -
- 38. Ten Points AboutStreet Literature 1. All stories have VALUE, regardless of the lens/perspective it's told from. 2. Who are any of us (librarians/reading specialists/educators) to say Street Literature is not a genre? 3. Street Literature is a genre that should be in all library collections for teens and adults. As should other books that celebrate various subjects and cultures. 4. To make excuses (I've heard many of them) not to include them is just plain sad and a disservice to your patrons. 5. Street Literature is a genre that should not be ignored by librarians. This genre has served as a catalyst to jump start reluctant readers to read more frequently.
- 39. Ten Points AboutStreet Literature 6. Street Literature has provided a pipeline for readers to learn/understand communities unlike their own. 7. From my personal experience, many critics of Street Literature have not read one book within the genre or a body of work representing various authors and reading levels. 8. Many critics of Street Literature just don't understand it. Just think about it: What happens when we don't understand something....We reject it. 9. Many librarians have Young Adult Street Literature books within their collections, and are unaware of their genre classification. 10. Urban Fiction/Street Literature is here to stay....deal with it.
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- 44. TOOLS AND RESOURCES StreetLit. Book Award Medal http://www.streetliterature.com/p/slbam.html
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- 46. TOOLS AND RESOURCES CollectionDevelopment for School Libraries http://www.slideshare.net/kcboyd
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