Using Picture Books to Explore Identity, Stereotyping, and Discrimination

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Using Picture Books to Explore Identity, Stereotyping, and Discrimination

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Often simple texts can be effective vehicles for complex ideas. In this lesson, three picture books depict characters that are different from others in their communities. Each book deals with questions of identity, stereotyping, and discrimination. Sixth- through eighth-grade students are challenged to analyze these concepts through class discussions and writing. In addition to filling out a chart identifying how these three concepts are dealt with in each book, students summarize each story to analyze basic elements. After students understand some of the causes of discrimination, they discuss concrete actions they can take to stop it.

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 8
5. Compare and contrast the perspectives in a variety of fiction, nonfiction, informational, digital, and multimodal texts produced from diverse historical, cultural, and global viewpoints.
Tags: characters, discrimination, Doodle Splash, identity, stereotyping
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Author: Cassie Raulston