
List at least 5 ways a boy is "supposed" to act
List at least 5 ways a girl is "supposed" to act
What have you learned so far about Sasha's personality and their gender identity?
Question: What do you admire about their character?
What have you learned so far about Sasha's personality and their gender identity?
Question: What parts of Sasha's life and identity are hard to understand?
What have you learned so far about Sasha's personality and their gender identity?
Question: What questions do you have about what it's like to be Sasha?
In the reading, we see how powerful it is for Sasha and Andrew to find words that help them define themselves- words like agender or transgender- and we learn many new words that help describe lots of different identities. But we also see how words can hurt, especially when people gossip or say rude things to Andrew.
Write about a time when your words had a powerful impact, and hurt another person (whether intentionally or unintentionally)
Write about a time when your words had a powerful impact, and hurt another person (whether intentionally or unintentionally)
Question: What happened? What did you say? What were you feeling at the time?
Write about a time when your words had a powerful impact, and hurt another person (whether intentionally or unintentionally)
Question: How do you think the other person felt? How did the words hurt or exclude them?
Write about a time when your words had a powerful impact, and hurt another person (whether intentionally or unintentionally)
Question: Reflecting back on the experience, what have you learned about the power of words? Do one's intentions- what a person means-always match their impact on others? How might you approach the situation differently?