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essay plan 'good people who are struggling against forces that they…
essay plan
'good people who are struggling against forces that they cannot control'
SEVEN
'needs' to follow his dads footsteps
acts tough to honor himself and his blackness
going to a white school
only one being black alongside his sister
STARR
going to a white, wealthy school
being the only black girl.
stands up for black people (khalil)
justice & police brutality
getting judged if people find out she was the witness
Starr version 2 at Williamson
cant act to white at home
cant act to black at school
Starr is afraid to speak out on the issue because of her safety and reputation
KHALIL
being arrogant towards the officer
drug trade
gang violence
getting shot because of being black teenager
SEKANI
MAVERICK
trying to be better to his family & community
being black defines who you are
LISA
trying to keep her family safe
wants to move out of Garden Heights
sent her kids to another school for a better education
got pregnant as a teenager with Starr,
got thrown out of the house.
nana said she was no good.
she is proving everyone wrong.
5 KEY QUESTIONS
WHAT AM I BEING ASKED TO SAY
WHAT AM I BEING ASKED
this question is asking me what are things that characters in the novel are struggling with. whether that would be racial identity or struggles in their community that cant be controlled such as police brutality etc.
HOW AM I BEING ASKED TO SAY IT
WHAT SKILLS MUST I USE
WHAT KNOWLEDGE MUST I DEMONSTRATE
they get treated differently, people act like being black is bad so they get treated wrong.
looking a diiferent ways that characters deal with their struggles in different situations
what are the forces.
society that is divided.