We will devote the next few months to The Hate U Give and we have decided to start these days because October is the month to observe Black History in the UK, as you can read in the text in this post, provided by BBC learning English Teens page.
Session 1
Breaking the ice
Our #alqareading Book Club 'THE Hate U Give" started with a "find someone who activity" which was in fact very enjoyable for all.
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Session 2
Pre-reading
Chapter 1
Let's read: To the Wise - A Bargain, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Said the Slumchild to the Wise-
To the people of place and power
Who govern and guide the hour,
To the people who write and teach,
Ruling our thought and speech,
And all the Captains and Kings
Who command the making of things:
"Give me the good ye know,
That I, the child, may grow!
Light, for the whole day long,
Food that is pure and strong.
Housing and clothing fair,
Clean water and clean air,
Teaching from day to day.
And room for a child to play!"
Then the wise made answer cold;
"These things are not given, but sold.
They shall be yours today If you can pay."
"Pay!" said the child, "Pay you!
What can I do?
Only in years' slow length
Shall I have strength.
I have not power nor skill,
Wisdom nor wit nor will-
What services weak and wild
Can you ask of a little child?"
But the wise made answer cold:
"Goods must be bought and sold;
You shall have nothing here
Without paying-paying dear!"
And the Rulers turned away,
But the child cried to them:
"Stay! Wait! I will pay!"
"For the foulness where I live,
Filth in return I give.
For the greed that withholds my right,
Greed that shall shake your might,
For the sins I live in and learn,
Plentiful sin I return
For my lack in home and school,
Ignorance comes to rule.
From where I sicken and die,
Disease in your homes shall lie.
My all uncounted death
Shall choke your children's breath.
Degenerate crippled-base
I degrade the human race;
And the people you have made-
These shall make you afraid.
I ask no more.
I take The terms you make;
And steadily, day by day. I will pay."
Task: Discussion. Directions for discussions:
You will be organised in groups of four and each group will be assigned a topic, either Topic A or Topic B.
You need to choose roles as: speaker/s of the group, summariser, cartoonist/artist, word detective and aloud reader. Then, as a group, pick one question each to answer, finally discuss the questions assigned together.
Discussion Group Topic A:
What does T.H.U.G.L.I.F.E stand for? (*sensitive warning: use of slang/bad words)
Read the poem above. How does the poem relate to T.H.U.G.L.I.F.E.?
Khalil tells Starr how Tupac's music is relevant to the problems in society. Is Charlotte Perkins Gilman's poem, published in 1908, still relevant?
Why do you think themes such as T.H.U.G.L.I.F.E seem stay relevant? What universal themes do they give us?
Discussion Group Topic B:
Starr tried to avoid seeing anything to avoid "snitching". What does this tell you about the values of this community?
In what ways does her behaviour compound the problem of violence in her community?
How will law enforcement detectives likely react to residents who refuse to help protect their own community?
POST-DISCUSSION TASK:
Make a poster with all the connections/ideas your group has found.
If you prefer, your group can create a podcast following the guidelines in classroom on how to make a proper podcast.
Sources
Scharnhorst, Gary, et al. “Introduction.” Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s In This Our World and Uncollected Poems, edited by GARY SCHARNHORST and DENISE D. KNIGHT, Syracuse University Press, 2012, pp. xix–xxvi. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1j5db77.5. Accessed 27 Oct. 2023.
Hamby, Mattie, Study Guide for the Hate U Give.
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