street literature and african-american girls
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Street Lit. and African-American
Girls K.C. BoydLibrary Media Specialist-Educator-Advocate
This Presentation Is Dedicated To The Memory Of:
Tamir Rice Laquan McDonald
Street Lit. and African-American
Girls K.C. BoydLibrary Media Specialist-Educator-Advocate
Women’s History Month
Women’s History MonthDr. Carla Hayden
Former ALA President
Director of the Pratt Library in Baltimore
Librarian of Congress Nominee
MY STORY…
East St. Louis School District #189East St. Louis, Illinois
Wendell Phillips Academy High SchoolChicago, Illinois
HIGH SCHOOLS
Listen
Be Patient
Establish Trust
Keep Listening
Identify Resources
Deliver and Observe
THEORY AND PRACTICE
Accelerated Reader Lexile Scores Common Core PARCC
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
GENRES
FAVORITE GENRES
Anime/Manga
Street Literature/Street Lit.
Phillips Anime Club Websitehttp://ninjahouse.weebly.com
Members Only Page
Phillips Anime/Manga Websitehttp://ninjahouse.weebly.com
POPULAR ANIME BOOK SERIES
Bleach
Dragon Ball Z
Naruto
One Piece
Wolf Children
TECHNOLOGY - Animation CreatorAnime Manga Club Meeting - Februaryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FlhlJFujLk
Anime Manga Club Meeting - Februaryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FlhlJFujLk
BLACK HISTORY MONTH MUSIC VIDEOhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FlhlJFujLk
MID-WEST ANIME CONVENTIONRosemont, Illinois
BENEFITS OF READING ANIME/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.
GENRES
BACK IN THE DAY...
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.
THEORY AND PRACTICE
Street Literature is a 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 IrvinThe Readers' Advisory Guide to Street Literature, 2011
Street Literature Book Award Medalhttp://www.streetliterature.com/p/slbam.html
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
Conversations at the Circulation Desk #4Peer Reader’s Advisory
WHY IS STREET LITERATURE SO APPEALING TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN TEEN GIRLS?
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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
WHY IS STREET LITERATURE 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.
STREET LIT. NOOK CLUB
FAVORITE YOUNG ADULT AUTHORS
Earl SewellKelli LondonNikki CarterNi-Ni SimonePaul LanganPeggy KernRaShonda Tate Billingsly
SKYPE SESSION WITH AUTHOR NI-NI SIMONE
FAVORITE ADULT AUTHORS
Ashley and JaQuavisK’wanNikki TurnerOmar TyreeSista SouljahTeri WoodsTreasure BlueWahida Clark
Challenges Using Street Lit.
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
Ten Points About Street 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.
Ten Points About Street 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.
ADVOCACY
TOOLS AND RESOURCES
TOOLS AND RESOURCES
Street Lit. Book Award Medalhttp://www.streetliterature.com/p/slbam.html
TOOLS AND RESOURCES
Collection Development for School Libraries
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