Authors:
Andrea Chorney, K–12 Educator
Elisa M Yzaguirre, K–12 Educator
Learning Goals:
Knowledge: students will…
- explore the author’s purpose in writing the novel THUG and using THUG life as a central message.
- make inferences about what THUG LIFE means with supporting evidence.
- know that TUPAC’s use of THUG life as a rallying cry for the oppressed continues to be referred to in popular culture today.
- know that children and people who are oppressed can be resilient in the face of racism, including police violence.
- compare and contrast different types of literary conflict including internal/external and systemic conflict.
- know that language can reinforce or challenge stereotypes.
Skills: students will be able to….
- watch a video & take notes on author’s purpose.
- share ideas in groups.
- read for text evidence.
- compare and contrast different types of literary conflict including internal/external and systemic conflict.