Q Own Voices (#OwnVoices) Assignment Start by reading these 2 short on-line articles to learn about the Own Voices movement. Then find 2 additional on-line sources for your essay. Include all sources in your works cited page. https://www.readbrightly.com/why-we-need-diverse-authors-in-kids-ya-lit/ https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/04/228847/own-voices-movement-ya-literature-impact Write a 2-3 page essay that addresses these questions: What is the #OwnVoices movement in children’s literature, What is its value? What are the challenges embedded in it? What is your stance? Then respond to the classroom situation below. What is a possible response (things you could say or ask the 3rd graders) that you might give? Provide a rationale for your response. Teacher, Elisa Gall, wrote in her blog in 2017: The first time I remember my students bringing #OwnVoices up in the classroom was before Corinne Duyvis developed the hashtag, so the children didn’t use those words exactly. Third graders were examining the Coretta Scott King Award criteria—which states that for a book to be eligible it must be written or illustrated by a person who is African American. A few students declared, “That isn’t fair!” I took a breath and considered the children in the space and the mix of our group’s different intersectional identities (my own included). As a white educator with a diverse but majority white class, the moment made me uncomfortable….