Girl

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/girl

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What does it mean to be a girl?A girl is a person who is identified as female. She grows from a baby into a young person, learning about herself and the world.
2. When does a girl start puberty?Puberty usually begins during adolescence. It brings hormonal changes that help a girl grow and mature.

Gender Identity: An individual's internal sense of being male, female, both, neither, or somewhere else along the gender spectrum.
Socialization: The lifelong process of inheriting and disseminating norms, customs, and ideologies.
Empowerment: The process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights.