The Hate You Give assessment

Response to Text


Task

You are going to write an essay about the novel you read in class: either The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie OR The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

• Choose from one of the prompts below to answer - this will become your central argument.
• Aim to write an introduction, three paragraphs, and a conclusion
• Use evidence from the text such as quotes, descriptions, important moments, themes, and characters.
• You also need to share your own perspective and thoughts on the text; why was it important to learn about? What made it powerful? What did you appreciate about it? What is it trying to teach us?
• You will have three periods for writing and then one more period for final polishing.

Questions.  Write an essay on ONE of the following:

1. In THUG, Starr learns how to use her voice to stand up for herself. Describe how we see a character in the story stand up for themselves. Explain why this is an important lesson for teenagers.
2. Starr and Hailey stop talking after a fight. Describe a key conflict that they have. Explain how this conflict demonstrates the issue of racism.
3. Starr explains to the reader how she feels like a different person whether she is at home or at school. Describe how she changes depending on where she is. Explain the effect that setting has on her character.