This class has definitely taught me how to look at children's books through a diverse magnifying glass. I knew that having a diverse set of books for your classroom was vital for your students, I just didn't know how to pick them. Many of the books we looked at this semester, I dove right into not really having any idea what to expect from them. I learned so much from not only reading these books, but from doing my questioning the text papers and also listening to my group members questioning the text papers. I was able to see these books through someone else's perspective which is vital when exploring diverse novels like the ones we read. I don't think I saw everything that everyone else saw, which gives me a great opportunity to see these things.
I haven't really ever had prior experience writing questioning the text papers; I am used to just plain book reports. I looked back at my first questioning the text paper compared to my last questioning the text paper and I couldn't believe the difference I saw. The first one was not in the form of a paper by any means, which means I misunderstood something, haha! But all of my questioing the text papers after that got more in depth and got more into the book, so by the time I got to the last paper, I felt like I was a pro. I really covered all the points that should be covered in a questioning the text paper.
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I also definitely could see a difference between my questioning the text papers. It was very difficult to come up with a question for the book some of the time. But I also thought that by having to come up with a question, you were kind of forced to look deeper into the issues and situations presented in the book. I also found through writing these, that stereotypes are prevalent in almost every book. I feel like there is no way around stereotypes, but it is our job to pick and choose which ones are closer to generalizations.
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