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International literature are literary works written in a different language other than English and are originally published in another country. It can be translated and released into English. International literature can also be written in English but in another country. This type of literature differs from multicultural literature because it can teach about other geographical places in the world, allowing the reader to picture an entirely different place than where he or she lives or has seen. Whille multicultural literature teaches people about different cultures and values , the stories may be written by someone who hasn’t or doesn’t actually live in the culture being portrayed. International literature goes beyond that by providing stories of other cultures around the globe, connecting the reader to other parts of the world through words.
2 activities that I could do with a kindergartener through to a second grader with multicultural literature would be to do a Venn diagram comparing/contrasting parts of the students culture and that of another culture after reading and discussing the book read and the children’s culture. Children can also do a reader response to the story based on a question discussed during whole group time.
2 activities I could with the same group involving international literature are making a T chart using an ingredient such as an egg, and write what foods we eat and the foods another culture makes with the same ingredient. The students can also do a problem/solution from the story then discuss how we’d solve it differently.