4va 16-12-24

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4va 16-12-24

Today
THUG refresher

Writing assignment
Work on presentations

THUG refresher

It might have been a long time since you've picked up THUG. So we are going to refresh our memories as a class. 

Name one or more characters you remember from the novel

Starr

Khalil

Big Mav

Lisa

King

Uncle Carlos

DeVante

Kenya

Seven & Sekani

Comprehension questions

The following questions are all taken out of the guided questions for the first couple of chapters. 
We'll go though them to gauge your comprehension and to spar what certain things mean.

Did your parents have the “what to do if a cop stops you” talk with you when you were young, like Starr’s parents did?

Why do Starr and her parents decide not to tell Sekani (or anyone else) that Starr witnessed the shooting?

Why did Hailey unfollow Starr on Tumblr?

Why does Ms. Rosalie grab the King Lord bandana off Kahlil’s chest at his funeral?

What does the acronym "THUG LIFE" mean?

Tools

1. Movie:
quickly get an overview of the basics of the story (leaves a lot out, events are changed & important characters are not in it)
2. Sparknotes
A more detailed summary per chapter; doesn't help you in identifiying ways of speech, how a situation is actually described.

Note

None of the previously mentioned methods will be enough to answer the test questions. They may help you in connecting the dots on what you're reading and how to view certain scenes and things said.

Rest of this class

Writing assignment

Work on your presentations

Writing assignment 

Who is your hero? Why? What qualities of theirs do you admire or have yourself. 
or
Who is considered a hero, but you think is not. What are your reasons?

Around 150 words. 
Hand in through Teams by January 10 2025.
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Get to work

Either work on your presentation or the writing assignment. 
If you work on the WA, you can use headphones.