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Windows and Mirrors Article
In the Windows and Mirrors article, they discussed how students can either see a window or mirror while reading. If they feel like they are looking out a window when reading, then they are reading about a culture or identify they aren't part of. If they feel like they are looking into a mirror then they are reading a book where they can relate to the culture or identify being described in the book. "Literature can transform human experiences and reflect back to us, and in that reflection, we can see our lives as part of the larger human experience" (Bishop).
My 1st Grade Identities-

- Sports Player
- Big Sister
- Family Person
- Tomboy
- Shy
Identity-Sports Player
"Batter Up! You Can Play Softball" by: Nick Fauchakd is a children's book that describes how to play softball to younger children. The main character is actually the reader. It makes it feel like the reader is physically learning how to play softball by experiencing it through this book. The setting is a softball field and the conflict is that you, the main character, doesn't know how to play softball. So you join a softball team with your friend, Hannah, and learn how to play softball together. The problem is solved by learning each small step of softball and putting it all together. The main character even plays in their very first game which they were very nervous for! The words and pictures go together very well. Below some of the pictures there's even a better description to help the reader understand. Even in the back of the book there is a diagram explaining where all the position are on a softball field.

How Related To Me
When I was in the 1st grade I was on many sporting teams. I played softball, basketball, and volleyball. When I first started playing all these sports, I had no idea what was going on. It took me many practices and hours to learn how to play these sports. I learned just to how to take each little step or skill and put them all together when it came time for games, just like the character in "Batter Up! You Can Play Softball". When it came time for my first game of softball, I was very nervous. I even ran to the car and cried. However, once my parents told me I would be fine, I went up to bat and hit the ball, the very first try! Just like in the book, I learned there was nothing to be scared of and that I had learned the skills to make me successful.

Identity- Big Sister
"I'm A Big Sister" by: Jonna Cole is a children's book about a little girl becoming a big sister. The main character is a little girl who's parents bring home a baby. The parents explain how the little girl is now a big sister because of this baby. The little girl is so excited and wants to help with the baby as much as possible. The setting of this book takes place at the little girl's house. The conflict is the little girl meeting the new baby. However, the girl little adapts very well and even holds and feeds the baby. The pictures are very bright and colorful. The pictures also do a good job of showing what the little girl does with the new baby.

How Related To Me
When I was in 1st grade, I was already a big sister to a baby brother and baby sister. Just like the little girl in the book, I was very excited to help out with my two younger siblings. I would help feed them, change them, and even want to put them to bed. I understood that I wasn't an only children anymore and I was happy to have siblings to play with.

Identity- Family Person
"Who Loves Me?" by: Patricia MacLachlan is a book about a little girl who lays awake a night talking to her cat about who loves her in her family. The cat describes her dad, mom, cousins, grandparents, and siblings and what each individual had done for the little girl. When the cat talks about each activity the individual did, the picture illustrates the little girl doing the activity. For example, the cat explains how the brother loves her and he taught her hopscotch so you can see the girl playing hopscotch in the picture. The conflict is that the little girl doesn't think anybody loves her. This is solved by the cat explain all the individuals that do love the little girl. The setting is the little girl laying in bed talking to the cat.


How It Is Related To Me
When I was in 1st grade, I was extremely close to my family. My two siblings, my mom, my dad, and I would talk about everything together. My aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins all lived within 20 miles of my house so I saw them a lot. I didn't realize how lucky I was in 1st grade to have my family so close until my classmates explained how they live miles and miles away from their families. I felt felt very loved and a lucky girl to have my family close, just like the little girl did in the story once the cat named everybody who loved her.
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Windows and Mirrors Article
In the Windows and Mirrors article, they discussed how students can either see a window or mirror while reading. If they feel like they are looking out a window when reading, then they are reading about a culture or identify they aren't part of. If they feel like they are looking into a mirror then they are reading a book where they can relate to the culture or identify being described in the book. "Literature can transform human experiences and reflect back to us, and in that reflection, we can see our lives as part of the larger human experience" (Bishop).
My 1st Grade Identities-

- Sports Player
- Big Sister
- Family Person
- Tomboy
- Shy
Identity-Sports Player
"Batter Up! You Can Play Softball" by: Nick Fauchakd is a children's book that describes how to play softball to younger children. The main character is actually the reader. It makes it feel like the reader is physically learning how to play softball by experiencing it through this book. The setting is a softball field and the conflict is that you, the main character, doesn't know how to play softball. So you join a softball team with your friend, Hannah, and learn how to play softball together. The problem is solved by learning each small step of softball and putting it all together. The main character even plays in their very first game which they were very nervous for! The words and pictures go together very well. Below some of the pictures there's even a better description to help the reader understand. Even in the back of the book there is a diagram explaining where all the position are on a softball field.

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