Unit 3: Decolonize Your Library
Introduction to Unit 3
The title of this unit, Decolonize Your Library, may be seen as provocative. It was intentionally used to draw attention and evoke emotions. During our meeting, we will discuss what you think it means to decolonize your library and how you felt when you read the title.
In preparation for our meeting please complete the following tasks:
Take inventory of your classroom library.
How many books have a BIPOC protagonist/main character?
Of those books, How many were written by BIPOC authors?
Target Objectives
Partcipants will:
Understand the importance of exposing students to books told from an authentic perspective;
Understand the importance of reading and reflecting on the language and perspective used in a book before adding the book to the classroom library or reading the story to students;
Celebrate their students' identities through books.
Click the titles below to complete each component of Unit 3:
3.1 What's in your classroom library?
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