TTT#561 Sam Reed builds an online project for students who have just read "The Hate U Give"
Channel: Paul Allison
Date: 03/01/2018

+sam reed a teacher at the U School +Sam Reed U School and a member of the Philadelphia Writing Project has jumped into Youth Voices https://youthvoices.live and LRNGhttps://www.lrng.org/o/youth-voices with both feet. Recently over the break, he started building an XP for his students who have been reading The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. 

Tonight on Teachers Teaching Teachers http://edtechtalk.com/ttt Sam and I (Paul Allison https://plus.google.com/+PaulAllison) will be building digital XPs (online experiences) that will lead his students to post about the novel on Youth Voices.

Join us in this work session as we think about how Sam can create a blended, online learning experience for his students and anybody in the future. We'll be going live with our work together at 8 pm ET / 7 pm CT / 6 pm MT / 5 pm PT. We welcome you to join us at http://edtechtalk.com/ttt

Here's Sam's draft of this project:

After reading the novel "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas, the prerequisite to complete this XP is to write a Character Analysis Essay that will require you to explore how ONE character in novel who transforms or is developed throughout the text.

How does the character change?

You should connect this one character’s transformation to larger themes that relate to the struggles faced by African-Americans in modern America.

Your Essay must be 300- 500 words and  include the following:

A clear focus on the development/transformation of ONE character in the text.
 
A clear development or transformation  (i.e. The character Cinderella transformed from a abused child to a celebrated Princess).

Identify and explain FIVE pieces of textual evidence (quotes) from the beginning, middle, and end of the novel that support your chosen character’s transformation/development.

An introduction and conclusion with explanations of how your character’s transformation can be connected to the modern-day struggle of African-Americans. For example, you can cover conflicts between police and community, code switching, mass incarceration, stereotypes of Black people , debates about whether to remain in your community or leave and change from the outside, the role of drugs and gangs in communities, or any other significant theme.

Once your essay is complete you will complete your "This I Believe" RAFT strategy ( Role, Audience, Format and Topic) to plan your creative competent of this task/ XP.

We'll see you tonight 8 pm ET/5 pm PT at http://edtechtalk.com/ttt