A Place Inside of Me

A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart | Zetta Elliott

This book isnā€t in the database, but controversy IN MY SONSā€ SCHOOL regarding ā€A Place Inside of Meā€¯ (tagged) inspired author Zetta Elliott to write this book about diversity. Today, our school received several copies from Ellliott! Hereā€s the story: https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/author-responds-to-backlash-by-publishing-n...

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JamieArc Thanks for sharing all these posts. I‘m not involved in our local school system, but it helps to know what is going on in other schools. 2y

britt_brooke @JamieArc The challenges have been rampant this school year in tennessee. š£ It‘s incredible how social media has helped us get the authors involved. They‘re so inspiring! 2y

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A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart | Zetta Elliott

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A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart | Zetta Elliott

ā€For there is love inside of me, true love deep down inside of meā€¯

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A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart | Zetta Elliott

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This was very powerful. This poem is a great read for anyone and everyone. I love that it is about real life things that happen and that it comes from a child‘s perspective.

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A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart | Zetta Elliott

This picture book describes a child's experience after a police shooting. The book reveals the grief and the healing that must take place as fear grows to anger, then pride, and finally peace.
Awards won: Caldecott Honor Book
Purpose of Award: Recognizes the most distinguished American picture book for children
Author: Zetta Elliott
Illustrator: Noa Denmon
Date of publication: 2020
Genre: Fiction

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britt_brooke

A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart | Zetta Elliott

Buy / borrow / READ this lovely picture book about hope and healing. It was recently challenged in my sons‘ TN school district. In fact, it was challenged at their school. This situation inspired the creation of a reading advocacy group, spearheaded by one of my friends. We fought to keep this book in our elementary libraries and WON. šˇ‰ Author Zetta Elliot even posted about it on her IG. She‘s amazing!

Megabooks Yay! Great job! 2y

britt_brooke @Reggie Your comment on Lawn Boy reminded me that I needed to make this post, so thank you, friend! 2y

britt_brooke @Megabooks An important victory for sure! I expect more challenges, but we‘re ready. 2y

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TheKidUpstairs Yes! We've got this one in my library, it's a great read. I hate that you had to fight for it, but so glad to hear you succeeded! Thanks for standing up. 2y

mrp27 Well done! š™š¸¼š™š¸¼ 2y

britt_brooke @TheKidUpstairs I‘m so happy enough of the school board was on our side. š¤¨ 2y

britt_brooke @mrp27 Thank you!! 2y

Centique I‘m so thrilled you and your group stopped the banning. Heroic stuff IMO!! š™š™ 2y

Anna40 Why did they want to take it out of the library??? 2y

britt_brooke @Centique Thanks so much! š¤¨š¤¨ 2y

britt_brooke @Anna40 It was the Caldecott Honor illustrations they had the biggest issue with. š™„ The couple of instances that show BLM (which are tiny and don‘t actually spell out the words Black Lives Matter) really got these people in a tizzy. Also, there‘s a depiction of a nonviolent protest that is supposedly anti-police. š™„ 2y

Anna40 Insane. You can buy Hitler‘s Mein Kampf at Barnes & Noble, nobody cares in the US, but they get upset over this. Good thing you stepped up š‘¸ 2y

britt_brooke @Anna40 You nailed it. These people only care about their ideals, and if something makes them feel uncomfortable. Never mind that no one is forcing their kids to check out this book. 2y

Reggie You‘re welcome. Keep fighting the good fight! 2y

britt_brooke #RightToRead 2y

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A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart | Zetta Elliott

#MayCharacters Day 11: This poem to heal the heart clearly #MeansWell - an Overdrive find. Review is forthcoming.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Cute!! 4y

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A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart | Zetta Elliott

A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart by Zetta Elliott and illustrated by Noa Denmon

Caldecott Honor

I envision the teacher in front of the class reciting this poetry with a performative element. What a powerful and timely work to share in a classroom. The main characters introspective emotions are explored, with themes of social justice and social/emotional learning. ā€I remember to love myself most of all.ā€

P. DR/S. #ucflae3414sp21

ToddSalerno After reading the poem, perhaps students can read it aloud. Focus on reading with prosody, slowly and methodically hitting the cadence of the vocabulary used. (ESOL 34-deemphasize speed and emphasize accuracy of work.) (UDL 9.3- Develop self-assessment and reflection.)
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ToddSalerno Resource highlights why Black representation should be utilized in all curriculum all the time. The poetry genre can be represented by diverse characters and authors, outside of the homogeneous norms poetry has historically been presented in an elementary classroom environment.

https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-black-history-culturally-responsive-wa...

https://www.edutopia.org/article/digging-deeper-poetry-unit-mary-wade
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DrSpalding Oh, that quote! I am so happy that you were exposed to additional high-quality texts in our CMC. Edutopia is a high-quality resource that clearly can support you as you enter internship and the classroom. 4y

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