The Hate You Give Reflection

The Hate You Give written by Angie Thomas was inspired by a lifetime of events, but the death of Oscar Grant was what prompted Thomas to write her novel. Thomas lived in a poor, black community in Jackson, Mississippi, and was exposed to and witnessed violence on several occasions throughout her young life. She first heard the news of the death of Grant while she was attending a predominantly white university in Jackson where many students made assumptions that Grant was automatically at fault or involved with gangs or drugs. From this event, Thomas realized that the world needed to hear what she had to say in The Hate You Give. Grant 's death by police wasn 't the first nor the last that lead to a community uprising. Since then numerous other

For day 9, I would change the lesson to "Where are All the People Like Me" instead of "Why are All the People Like Me". Although the goal of the lesson would be same - to examine who is overrepresented/underrepresented in media like magazines and books - the lesson would flow a little differently. In Starr 's school majority of the students would focus on who is underrepresented and why, while at the Carter family 's school students would focus on who is overrepresented and why. The other lesson I would change is day 20. For Starr 's school, this lesson would focus more on learning how not to label others based on appearance. We would still talk about individual self-worth but would focus more on looking past labels for all people. For the Carter family 's school, we would talk about overcoming the label that the world has placed on African Americans and minority races along with understand self-importance and self-value. These are the only things that I would change in my unit because I believe that all students need to be taught the same, accurate facts to ensure that everyone understand the raw truth of life and to limit confusion and misunderstanding. In some cases, things should be tweaked slightly but, only for better comprehension and relatability of the students you are teaching. I think this is where numerous teachers go wrong and why countless students cannot see racial differences in the world because teachers (like most individuals) are afraid to discuss racism and what it truthfully entails. As teachers, we have to be confident and honest when teaching subjects that are as important and controversial as