NEXT UP! 1 152 Understanding 14 Being transgender Write down your answers to the following questions. Give reasons for your opinions. a) Why do you think it can be difficult for someone to tell their family that they were born with a gender they do not identify with? b) What do you think it was like being transgender 50 years ago? 15 Consider Do you like to do things or take part in activities that are thought to be typical for your gender? What about the other way around? Do you like to do things or take part in activities that are not thought to be typical for your gender? Write a couple of sentences to explain. Talking 16 Four corners Work in groups of four. On a piece of paper, draw a cross in the middle to create four squares. In the first, write: Agree, in the second: Partly agree, in the third: Partly disagree and in the last: Disagree. Read out the first statement below. On the count of three, each student points to the square they feel suits their opinion. Then, each of you should explain why you agree, partly agree, partly disagree or disagree entirely with the statement. Feel free to discuss. Continue the process with the other statements. It is easier to be a boy than a girl. It is easier for girls to wear typical boys’ clothes than for boys to wear dresses. to identify with – að samsama sig við a statement – yfirlýsing to suit – passa entirely – algjörlega Hæfniviðmið • Lesið sér til fróðleiks rauntexta af fjöl- breyttum miðlum, brugðist við efni þeirra eða unnið úr þeim á annan hátt. • Tekið þátt í samræðum um kunnugleg málefni og látið skoðun sína í ljós.
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