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One of the classes I teach is a reading enrichment class with high level readers and writers. The purpose of this class is to keep kids reading and excited about reading. After reading The Hate U Give last year, and especially with the movie coming out, I couldn't think of a better book to do that. All of my students are children of color, and they will recognize and I am sure relate to the themes of oppression, segregation, and racism covered in The Hate U Give. My goal is to pair this reading with a study of Ferguson and the Black Lives Matter movement with the end of goal of students recognizing the power of community activism.

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One of the classes I teach is a reading enrichment class with high level readers and writers. The purpose of this class is to keep kids reading and excited about reading. After reading The Hate U Give last year, and especially with the movie coming out, I couldn't think of a better book to do that. All of my students are children of color, and they will recognize and I am sure relate to the themes of oppression, segregation, and racism covered in The Hate U Give. My goal is to pair this reading with a study of Ferguson and the Black Lives Matter movement with the end of goal of students recognizing the power of community activism.

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