More Culturally Authentic Texts
All culturally relevant texts are not equally yoked in their cultural authenticity. A Culturally Authentic Text (CAT) is the preferred type of text for the CLR educator. CAT is a piece of fiction or nonfiction that illuminates the authentic cultural experiences of a particular cultural group—whether it addresses religion, socioeconomic status, gender, ethnicity, nationality, orientation , or geographic location. The language, situations, and illustrations must depict culture in an authentic manner as well.
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More Culturally Authentic Texts to Check Out!
Chapter Books 6-9 The Beautiful Struggle: A Memoir Adapted for Young Adults by Ta-Nehisi Coates is a...
Chapter Books 5-9 A Man Called Horse: John Horse and the Black Seminole Underground Railroad by Glennette...
Chapter Books Grades 7-9 Pet by Akwaeke Emezi is a novel set in a utopian world where humanity has supposedly...
Chapter Books Grades 6-9 After Gandhi: One Hundred Years of Nonviolent Resistance is an exploration of...
Chapter Books Grades 5- 8 Hidden Figures Young Readers Edition is a book that tells the true story of...
Chapter Books Grades 5- 8 The Crossover is a novel-in-verse by Kwame Alexander that follows the story...