“Our Skin”

Geneva Gay highlighted the significance of “stories” as a culturally responsive pedagogy for teachers to use in the classroom. Read the picture book, “Our Skin” (uploaded as PDF) and discuss how you can use this book to address components of prejudice that can influence young people’s world view. Explore this within the context of the power of stories as discussed by Gay and the danger of essentializing narratives which was also noted by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, in her TED talk, “The danger of a single story.” –
(2) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story | TED - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg