Intersectionality

Which statement would be MOST important to include in an objective summary of the article?

• Christina Torres is a teacher in Hawaii who often discusses difficult topics with her students.

• Kimberlé Crenshaw is a legal scholar and law professor who wrote an important paper about intersectionality in 1989.

• Understanding a person's intersectionality involves looking at many parts of that person's life.

• Nicole is a student who struggles in school, even though she is creative and works hard.

Which two of the following sentences from the article include CENTRAL ideas of the article?

(1) Intersectionality refers to the different kinds of identities people have. (2) She frequently misses her first-period class and rarely turns in homework, and as a result, her grades are suffering. (3) In the classroom, understanding multiple identities can help teachers and classmates better relate to each other. (4) Christina Torres is a teacher at the University Laboratory School in Honolulu, Hawaii.

• 1 and 2

• 1 and 3

• 2 and 3

• 2 and 4

According to the article, teachers have the potential to show students that their intersectionality is important. Which sentence from the article BEST supports the CENTRAL idea above?

• A teacher who took the time to peel back the layers of Nicole’s identity would see another identity — her socioeconomic status.

• At the beginning of the year, Torres had assigned her students to consider where and how they fit into their communities and what makes them feel worthwhile there.

• An identity-based discussion that focuses on layers of oppression might seem too difficult to talk about in class.

• When a teacher brings up these difficult discussions they are showing that they care about your identities.

What are the two CENTRAL ideas of the article?

• Intersectionality is about recognizing the multiple layers of oppression of black women; it is beneficial for black girls in school to have their multiple roles acknowledged by their teachers.

• Intersectionality recognizes the plurality of identities an individual can have at one time; it is beneficial for children to have teachers recognize and empower their intersectionality.

• Intersectionality is about the many layers of oppression that all people deal with equally; it is important for teachers to fight against oppression on all fronts.

• Intersectionality is about figuring out the mixture of privilege and oppression; it is important for teachers to decide whether a child is mostly privileged or mostly oppressed.

Which statement supports the development of the central idea?

• People may see only the race, religion, or economic status of others, which can lead to prejudice and oppression.

• Oppression is when someone faces unfair treatment because of their identity.

• In the classroom, understanding multiple identities can help teachers and classmates better relate to each other.

• Privilege is when someone has a special advantage because of their identity.

According to the article, each of the following contributes to intersectionality EXCEPT:

• Intelligence

• Gender

• Race

• Socioeconomic Status

The author explains the idea of intersectionality in the article in each of the following ways EXCEPT:

• by describing the academic work of Kimberlé Crenshaw

• by emphasizing the privilege and power that most teachers have

• by drawing from the example of the child Nicole

• by highlighting the educational approach of Christina Torres

What is the MOST important reason why Christina Torres incorporates intersectionality into her teaching?

• She believes it helps students to understand themselves and others when she has her class explore intersectionality.

• She believes that exploring intersectionality will help her class agree on their opinions and values.

• She believes that teaching intersectionality is important because it helps her to learn more about the community she teaches in.

• She believes that intersectionality is the key to helping children become excellent readers and writers.

Kimberlé Crenshaw would be MOST likely to agree with which of the following statements?

• It is best to look past a person's appearance and outward identity, and instead treat everyone the same way.

• Most people in our culture are very good at observing the intersectionality of other people.

• Many people struggle to navigate between two opposite identities of oppression and privilege.

• People are a complex mix of many identities, and it is important to get a complete picture of all of them.