![]() ![]() What Worked Teaching The Hate U Giveįirst and foremost, nearly every one of my students loved the novel from the first page. ![]() While I did receive approval to teach The Hate U Give, it’s not exactly on the official curriculum, and I worried that it was only going to take one person being offended by the language in the book to ruin my fun in teaching it. I was also been holding my breath, waiting for some kind of negative feedback from my coworkers. In the first week of the unit, I was anxious every class period: what are my students thinking? Will they like it as much as I did? Do they think I’m pushing some kind of political agenda–and, if they do, is that a bad thing? ![]() I only recommend products that I personally use and love, or think my readers will find useful. Luckily for you, brave teacher, I’m willing to share what I learned!ĭisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that earn me a small commission, at no additional cost to you. I didn’t know anyone who had taught this novel and had no one to go to for advice. I risked the time I had spent prepping the material, the money my building poured into acquiring books for students, and I tossed aside a decade-old tried-and-true district curriculum. When I originally sought out teaching The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas to my high school English class, I knew I was taking a risk. ![]()
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