Friendship Across Boundaries: Return to Sender

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ELA

Unit 5

5th Grade

Lesson 1 of 29

Objective


Explain what stereotypes are and why stereotypes should be avoided.

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What are stereotypes? Why should stereotypes be avoided?

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Key Questions


  • What is a stereotype? Give an example.

  • What is intersectionality? How does it help us challenge stereotypes?

  • Can stereotypes ever be good or helpful? Why or why not?

  • What are ways that people can challenge stereotypes? Why is this important?

Vocabulary


diversity

n.

a variety of different things

stereotypes

n.

an unfair belief about people based upon the group they belong to

generalization

n.

a general statement about a group of things

oversimplify

v.

to describe something with out including all the information necessary

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.5.1 — Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
  • SL.5.1 — Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Supporting Standards

L.5.4.b
L.5.6
RF.5.3
RF.5.4

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