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• Title:Being the change : lessons and strategies to teach social comprehension / Sara K. Ahmed.
  
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• Author/Creator:Ahmed, Sara K., author.
  
• Published/Created:Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, [2018]
  

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  • Location:EDUCATION LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: BF697.S65 A45 2018
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Identity (Psychology)--Social aspects.
  Group identity.
  Self-knowledge, Theory of.
  Social perception.
  
• Description:xxxiii, 139 pages : color illustrations; 23 cm
  
• Summary:"This book is about spending time learning about our own identities and the identities of others in order to grow a better understating of our place in the world"-- Provided by publisher.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
  
• ISBN:9780325099705 paperback alkaline paper
  0325099707 paperback alkaline paper
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Exploring Our Identities
  Lesson: Affirming Our Identities: Identity Webs
  We introduce the elements of our own identities (such as sister, athlete, bilingual, reader) and look for connections to or wonders about the identities of others
  Lesson: Placing Ourselves in the World: Stories of Our Names
  Using a mentor text, we write the stories of how we got our names, how our names make us feel, and our experiences with our names
  Lesson: Journeying into Our Family Histories: "Where I'm From" Poems
  We use the structure of a "Where I'm From" poem to share our family histories, storied objects, and moments
  Synthesis: Making Thinking Visible
  ch. 2 Listening with Love
  Synthesis: Making Thinking Visible
  ch. 3 Being Candid
  Lesson: Seeing Our Own Bias: Drawing Activity
  We learn about how bias works, and we use an activity to help us see some of our own bias and brainstorm how we can confront it
  Lesson: Understanding Microaggressions: Poem Analysis
  We analyze examples of microaggressions to understand what they are and how they affect people, and we look for microaggressions in our own lives
  Lesson: Refusing to Let Others' Biases Define Us: Identity Statements
  We assert who we are with confidence. We recall labels others have tried to put on us, reject those labels, and choose how we define who we are
  Synthesis: Making Thinking Visible
  ch. 4 Becoming Better Informed
  Lesson: Understanding How Our Identity Affects Us: Our News
  We identify what is happening in our world
  -personal events, news stories, media
  -and consider how our identity shapes what we give our attention to
  Lesson: Moving Beyond Our Initial Thinking: Mini-Inquiries
  We use a mini-inquiry to learn more about a topic and examine how new information changes our perspective
  Synthesis: Making Thinking Visible
  ch. 5 Finding Humanity in Ourselves and in Others
  Lesson: Broadening Our Ideas About Who We Are Responsible To and For: Our Universe of Obligation
  We consider who we feel responsibility to and why. We also consider how that responsibility can change in certain situations
  Lesson: Understanding Others' Perspectives: Intent Versus Impact
  We work to understand two sides of a divisive issue by listening to both perspectives
  Synthesis: Making Thinking Visible
  ch. 6 Facing Crisis Together.