The Hate You Give

 Welcome back to Te Kura Tuarua o Māwhera for Term Two!

This term our focus is on a novel study.  By the end of term we will be ready to write an essay on aspects of our novel.  

Before we start our new novel for the term, we want to complete reading The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas.  Yesterday we talked about the links between George Floyd and this novel, and then listened to another chapter.  Today we are starting with a reading comprehension activity on a section of the novel.  You have been given an extract from the novel to read.  Then answer the following questions:

1. Why does Maverick (Starr'd dad) take such care to explain what he is doing when he reaches for his ID?
2. "His voice has never sounded so small." - find this quote on page 190.  What does Starr mean by it?  What effect do you think it has on her?
3. On page 191, Tim says "This is our business."  What do you think he means by this?  Why does everyone want to stay and watch?
4. Larry the police office has his knee on his Maverick's back on page 192.  What recent event does this remind you of?
5. "I'm keeping an eye on you, boy." - find this quote on page 192.  Who says it, and to whom?  What does it suggest about the power relations between police and black men in America?
6. What does Tim reveal on page 193 that has Starr and her Dad very worried?
7. What does Kenya challenge Starr to do?  Find and copy a quote which supports your answer.
8. "You're letting them trash-talk him" - who says this, to whom?  What language technique is used in this quote?  What is meant by this quote?
9. "You dropped him for them bougie-ass kids and you know it." - what does Kenya mean by this?
10. Describe Maverick's tattoo (page 198).  What is the significance of this tattoo for Maverick?  What is the significance for Starr?