DOCUMENT RESUME ED 435 991 CS 216 920 AUTHOR Robertson, Judith P., Ed. TITLE Teaching for a Tolerant World, Grades K-6: Essays and Resources. INSTITUTION National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. ISBN ISBN-0-8141-5183-3 PUB DATE 1999-00-00 NOTE 468p.; See ED 427 325 for the grades 9-12 collection. AVAILABLE FROM National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096 (Stock No. 51833-3050: $22.95 members, $29.95 nonmembers). PUB TYPE Books (010) Collected Works General (020) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC19 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Annotated Bibliographies; *Childrens Literature; *Controversial Issues (Course Content); Cultural Differences; Elementary Education; *English Curriculum; *Genocide; Intergroup Relations; Racial Differences; *Social Attitudes; World Problems IDENTIFIERS African Americans; Holocaust Literature; Intolerance; Response to Literature; *Tolerance ABSTRACT This book presents essays and resources that address crucial questions regarding how children should learn about genocide and intolerance and the literature used in teaching these topics. Part 1 (Guidelines on Teaching about Genocide and Intolerance through Language Arts/English Studies Education) includes the following 2 essays: "Editor's Introduction: On Constructing Memory and Hope in Childhood" (Judith P. Robertson); and "General Guidelines for Teaching about Intolerance and Genocide" (Grace M. Caporino and Rose A. Rudnitski). Part 2 (Learning about Intolerance and Genocide: Questions of Pedagogy) includes 12 essays: "Defining Genocide: Words Do Matter" (Samuel Totten); "A Letter to My Children: Historical Memory and the Silences of Childhood" (Timothy J. Stanley); "To Know Me, Read My Story. To Respect Me, Read It Well" (Yeuk Yi Pang); "Life Ties: Disrupting Anthropocentrism in Language Arts Education" (Anne C. Bell and Constance L. Russell); "Inviting/Supporting Critical Praxis through Picture Books: 'Possibility' in Monica Hughes's 'A Handful of Seeds'" (Christine D. Connelly); "Re-Reading the Bad Guys: Sixth Graders' Understanding of Nazi Soldiers in 'Number the Stars'" (April D. Nauman); "Tolerance and Intolerance for African American Children and Families: Lessons from the Movie 'Crooklyn'" (Michelle R. Dunlap); "Educating beyond Tolerance: Reading Media Images of the 'Hijab'" (Sharon Todd); "Nightmare Issues: Children's Responses to Racism and Genocide in Literature" (Vicki Zack); "Daniel Pinkwater's 'Wingman': Exploring Conflict-Resolution Strategies through Multiethnic Literature" (Belinda Yun-Ying Louie and Douglas H. Louie); "Rights, Respect, and Responsibility: Toward a Theory of Action in Two Bilingual (Spanish/English) Classrooms" (Beth Yeager, Irene Pattenaude, Maria E. Franquiz, and Louise B. Jennings); and "Classroom Conversations: Young Children Discuss Fairness and Justice, Intolerance and Prejudice" (Debbie Miller and Anne K. Goudvis). Part 3(On Facing Uncertainty in Teaching) includes the following 4 chapters: "South African Teachers' and Students' Resiliency in Combating Apartheid Violence" (P. J. Nomathemba Seme); "Teaching Risky Stories: Remembering Mass Destruction through Children's Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Literature" (Roger I. Simon and Wendy Armitage Simon); "Teaching about Worlds of Hurt through Encounters with Literature: Reflections on a Pedagogy" (Judith P. Robertson); and "'Dimensions of a Lonely Discovery': Anne Frank and the Question of Pedagogy" (Deborah P. Britzman). Part 4 (Additional Resources) includes the following 6 chapters: "Uncloseting the Classroom Library: An Annotated Bibliography of Teacher Resources" (Sarah-Hope Parmeter); "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Is the Fairest One of All? Using Children's Literature to Teach about Aging" (Dona J. Helmer); "African American Resources" (Joseph A. Hawkins, Jr. and Glenda K. Valentine); "How Long Will Dennis Still Be a Menace? Teacher Resources for Deregulating Gender Roles in Elementary Classrooms" (Judith P. Robertson and Bernard W. Andrews); "From Cupboard to Classroom: First Nations Resources" (Elspeth Ross); and "What Should They Read, and When Should They Read It? A Selective Review of Holocaust Literature for Students in Grades 2 through 6" (Karen Shawn). (EF) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. I / I I I 9 I i t I ., GRADES K-6 AS '..\._..1 u U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION dice of Educational Research and Improvement UCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) rhis document has been reproduced as ecewed from the person or organization mginating it PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS Amor changes have been made to BEEN GRANTED BY mprove reproduction quality °oints of view or opinions stated in this BEST COPY AV E AO- iocument do not necessarily represent Mae! OERI position or policy TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) "III 1 I I 1 . II". '. ... Teaching for a Tolerant World, Grades K-6 NCTE Editorial Board: Jacqueline Bryant, Kermit Campbell, Bobbi Fisher, Xin Liu Gale, Sarah Hudelson, Bill McBride, Gerald R. Oglan, Helen Poole, Karen Smith, Chair, ex officio, Peter Feely, ex officio NCTE Committee on Teaching about Genocide and Intolerance Carol Danks, Chair, Roosevelt High Shool, Kent, Ohio Marjorie Bingham, Ham line University, St. Paul, Minnesota Jean Boreen, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff Grace Caporino, Carmel High School, New York Galene Erickson, Valley View Middle School, Edina, Minnesota Joseph A. Hawkins, Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, Maryland David A. Haynes, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Caroline Heller, University of Illinois at Chicago Claudia Katz, Highland Junior High School, Libertyville, Illinois Thomas Klein, Bowling Green State University, Ohio Rochmanna Miller, Theodore Roosevelt High School, Los Angeles, California Sybil Milton, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C. Joan Peterson, St. Mary's College of California, Maroga Leatrice Rabinsky, Cleveland Heights, Ohio Becky L. Reimer, St. Mark's School, Salt Lake City, Utah Judith P. Robertson, University of Ottawa, Canada Rose A. Rudnitski, State University of New York, New Paltz Samuel Totten, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Carol Porter, NCTE Staff Liaison Teaching fora Tolerant World, Grades K-6 Essays and Resources Judith P. Robertson, Editor, and the Committee on Teaching about Genocide and Intolerance of the National Council of Teachers of English National Council of Teachers of English 1111 W. 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It is the policy of NCTE in its journals and other publications to provide a forum for the open discussion of ideas concerning the content and the teaching of English and the language arts. Publicity accorded to any par- ticular point of view does not imply endorsement by the Executive Com- mittee, the Board of Directors, or the membership at large, except in an- nouncements of policy, where such endorsement is clearly specified. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Teaching for a tolerant world, grades K-6: essays and resources/ Judith P. Robertson, editor, and the Committee on Teaching about Genocide and Intolerance of the National Council of Teachers of English. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8141-5183-3 (pbk.) 1. TolerationStudy and teaching (Elementary)United States. 2. PrejudicesStudy and teaching (Elementary)United States. 3. GenocideStudy and teaching (Elementary)United States. 4. DiscriminationStudy and teaching (Elementary)United States. 5. Multicultural educationUnited States. I. Robertson, Judith P., 1951 .II. National Council of Teachers of English. Committee on Teaching about Genocide and Intolerance. HM1271.T43 1999 372.83dc21 99-16881 CIP VII Contents Acknowledgments xi I. Guidelines on Teaching about Genocide and Intolerance through Language Arts/English Studies Education Editor's Introduction: On Constructing Memory and Hope in Childhood 3 Judith P. Robertson General Guidelines for Teaching about Intolerance and Genocide 12 Grace M. Caporino and Rose A. Rudnitski II. Learning about Intolerance and Genocide: Questions of Pedagogy 1. Defining Genocide: Words Do Matter 23 Samuel Totten 2. A Letter to My Children: Historical Memory and the Silences of Childhood 34 Timothy J. Stanley 3. To Know Me, Read My Story. To Respect Me, Read It Well 45 Yeuk Yi Pang 4. Life Ties: Disrupting Anthropocentrism in Language Arts Education 68 Anne C. Bell and Constance L. Russell 5. Inviting/Supporting Critical Praxis through Picture Books: "Possibility" in Monica Hughes's A Handful of Seeds 90 Christine D. Connelly 6. Re-Reading the Bad Guys: Sixth Graders' Understanding of Nazi Soldiers