THINKING ABOUT GENDER AND IDENTITY

Overall, this thematic book set deals with the topic of gender in a broad sense. It encourages students to think about gender stereotypes and discrimination in the workplace and society. The book set opens the conversation of awareness about gender identification in order to begin to understand and celebrate all identities. In the end, the set encourages the development of advocacy for self, allyship for others, and empathy for all. 
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Along with focusing on social-emotional standards (The CASEL 5), this thematic book set embeds English language arts standards that have students identifying, organizing, and sharing information, completing graphic organizers, utilizing images to gain a deeper meaning of the text, and using various strategies to define unknown words. Activities and discussion questions are suited for a 3rd through 6th-grade classroom audience and should be adjusted as appropriate for your grade level and students’ understanding.

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utah core standards for the gender and identity book set

Each of the book sets and its activities are aligned to specific standards within the Reading and Speaking & Listening strands of the Utah Core Language Arts Standards for grades 3-6 and specific CASEL's SEL Core Competencies for grades 3-6. ​

see full list of standards by grade for this book set

english LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS
​for grade 4

ELA  ​Standard	Description
Speaking and Listening ​(4.SL.1)	Participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations Respectfully acknowledge and respond to comments and claims​
Reading ​(4.R.5)	Refer to details and evidence in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text
Reading (4.R.8)	​​Determine the meaning of words, phrases, figurative language, academic and content-specific words within a text
Reading ​(4.R.9)	​​Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies
Reading ​(4.R.12)	​​Compare the treatment of similar themes and topics and patterns of events in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures

casel 5 Social-emotional
core competencies for grade 4

Social-Emotional ​Competency	Description
Self-Awareness	Integrating personal and social identities Identifying personal, cultural, and linguistic assets Examining prejudices and biases​
Social Awareness	​Recognizing strengths in others Demonstrating empathy and compassion Identifying diverse social norms, including unjust ones Recognizing situational demands and opportunities
Relationship Skills	Communicating effectively Developing positive relationships Practicing teamwork and collaborative problem-solving
Responsible ​Decision-Making	Demonstrating curiosity and open-mindedness Identifying solutions for personal and social problems