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Text Set Concept Map:
Gender: Identity, Expression, Roles & Stereotypes
Gender: Identity, Expression, Roles & Stereotypes
Click HERE for a printable list of our Children's Books Connected to this Multimodal Text Set!
This text set (above at a glance and below in detail) connects to the anchor text (George by Alex Gino) of this multi-modal text set and aligns with the corresponding inquiry-based questions that guide this unit. We curated quality children’s books across a variety of genres and formats (e.g., picture books, graphic novels, poetry, nonfiction, etc.) that present gender expression, identity, roles and stereotypes in ways that lend to critical conversations that disrupt the gender binary. When selecting children's books for this set we considered:
- Visual and verbal sensitivity
- Authenticity and accuracy
- Ideology
- Cultural diversity, racial diversity, ethnic diversity and representation of diverse abilities
- Agency: personal, social, cultural
Click HERE for an example of Problem-Posing Questions for the relevant children's book Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman.
Problem-Posing Qs for Amazing GraceAdditional Connecting Texts
Additional Connecting Texts
The presentation below features diverse connecting texts that expand student’s critical awareness of the following key topics and themes within this text set in relation to the connecting children’s books and anchor text of George:
The presentation below features diverse connecting texts that expand student’s critical awareness of the following key topics and themes within this text set in relation to the connecting children’s books and anchor text of George:
Gender Expression
Gender Identity
Gender Roles and Stereotypes
Agency and Personal & Social Action
Socialization surrounding Gender
Formats of the connecting texts include:
Formats of the connecting texts include:
- graphic novels/comics,
- news articles,
- non-fiction text,
- visual artwork,
- song/music video,
- movies,
- videos
- interactive websites
Featured Text Grouping
Featured Text Grouping
This featured text grouping offers rich opportunities for students to read and discuss across a variety of texts that invite critical conversation about gender expression and identity. As students rub texts up against each other and consider each in conversation with others, they will have opportunities for growth in their ways of thinking, talking about and writing about these topics. This text grouping addresses:
This featured text grouping offers rich opportunities for students to read and discuss across a variety of texts that invite critical conversation about gender expression and identity. As students rub texts up against each other and consider each in conversation with others, they will have opportunities for growth in their ways of thinking, talking about and writing about these topics. This text grouping addresses:
Gender Expression
Gender Identity
Agency and Personal & Social Action
Formats of the text grouping include:
Formats of the text grouping include:
- picture books;
- music video;
- visual artwork
Additional Resources for Unit
Additional Resources for Unit
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
A Map of Gender-Diverse Cultures from PBS
Classroom Resources from a Kid's Guide to Gender Identity
Teaching Tolerance Webinar: Let's Talk! Discussing Gender in the Classroom
- In partnership with Gender Spectrum, Teaching Tolerance has created this interactive webinar to engage educators in thinking about best practices for creating gender-inclusive classrooms that embrace diversity beyond the gender binary.
Teaching Tolerance: Analyzing Gender Stereotypes in Media
- Consider partnering this lesson plan and critical questions with the Gender Remixer to critically question how media often reinforces a rigid gender binary and advertises with two drastically different styles to "appeal" to girls or boys.
- 2 hour teacher workshop on LGBTQ allyship - free download!
Gender Inclusive Schools Toolkit - by Gender Spectrum
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