THUG chapter 5

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

Good morning

This lesson:

- The Hate U Give: read + recap 1st part of chapter 5

- Follow Up: study + exercises

First 10 min.

Read in THUG or study Follow Up ch. 15, 16, 69-76, 96, 97

Read the following quotation 

 “My voice is changing already. It always happens around ‘other’ people, whether I’m at Williamson or not. I don’t talk like me or sound like me. I choose every word carefully and make sure I pronounce them well. I can never, ever let anyone think I’m ghetto.” (p. 95/97)

What does Starr describe here?

What Starr does is called..

Code-switching

= Moving back and forth between 

accents and dialects

Can you think of any situations in which you code-switch? Which? Why?

Watch the video

Afterwards answer two questions:

1. Which examples of code-switching are given in the video?

2. How is the need to code-switch among black people explained? What reasons are given?

1. Which examples of code-switching are given in the video?

2. How is the need to code-switch among black people explained? What reasons are given?

When does Starr code-switch?

Why does Starr code-switch?

“For at least seven hours I don’t have to talk about One-Fifteen. I don’t have to think about Khalil. I just have to be normal Starr at normal Williamson and have a normal day. That means flipping the switch on my brain so I’m Williamson Starr. Williamson Starr doesn’t use slang—if a rapper would say it, she doesn’t say it, even if her white friends do. Slang makes them ‘cool’. Slang makes her ‘hood’. Williamson Starr holds her tongue when people piss her off so nobody think she’s the ‘angry black girl’. Williamson Starr is approachable. No stank-eyes, side-eyes, none of that. Williamson Starr is nonconfrontational. Basically, Williamson Starr doesn’t give anyone a reason to call her ghetto. I can’t stand myself for doing it, but I do it anyway.” (71/73-74)

“For at least seven hours I don’t have to talk about One-Fifteen. I don’t have to think about Khalil. I just have to be normal Starr at normal Williamson and have a normal day. That means flipping the switch on my brain so I’m Williamson Starr. 

Williamson Starr doesn’t use slang—if a rapper would say it, she doesn’t say it, even if her white friends do. Slang makes them ‘cool’. Slang makes her ‘hood’. 

Williamson Starr holds her tongue when people piss her off so nobody think she’s the ‘angry black girl’. 

Williamson Starr is approachable. No stank-eyes, side-eyes, none of that. 

Williamson Starr is nonconfrontational. 

Basically, Williamson Starr doesn’t give anyone a reason to call her ghetto. I can’t stand myself for doing it, but I do it anyway.” (71/73-74)

Pages 78, 79

Starr is having fun with her friends at school.

"It's moments like this that I feel normal at Williamson. Despite the guidelines I put on myself, I've still found my group, my table.

(...) 

"How was your spring break?" Hailey loses her grin and rolls her eyes. 

"Oh it was wonderful. Dad and Stepmother Dearest dragged me and Remy to the house in the Bahamas for 'family bonding'."

 

And bam. That normal feeling? Gone. 

I suddenly remember how different I am from most of the kids here. Nobody would have to drag me or my brother to the Bahamas...

What is said about Starr's friendship with Hailey?

Pages 79, 80

Really though, it's not.

to

For now I guess we'll keep pretending everything is fine.

Next

Continue reading in THUG

or study Follow Up

or do the Follow Up exercises on the screen