“The Hate U Give: Exploring Race and Racism in America through Literature and Current Events”

The following are a list of paper topics for The Hate U Give. There should be a work cited page. It can be longer than three pages.  Given that this essay is three pages, make sure your essay is not too short. Be sure to use examples and quotes to support your ideas. Pick from one of the following topics below.
Examine three arguments in The Hate U Give. The book has received a great praise. It has received eight-star reviews, gotten praise from The Atlantic and Newsweek, and is on recommended reading lists for junior and high school students. What was your overall impression of the book? What does it tell us about race and racism in America? In your opinion does it deserves such high praise? Was the novel appropriate for our class? For this topic you only need to work cite The Hate U Give as there is no need to do outside research for this topic.
In canvas there is the full video to gang violence in South Side of Chicago. Watch the full video and compare what is happening to The Hate U Give. Work cited the book and the video clips. You can find all those videos in the announcement section of Canvas 
George Floyd was the African American who was killed by the police in Minnesota. His death is really what started the protest over the summer in 2020 about police brutality that spread across the nation and throughout the world. In 2024, we can now ask what is the legacy of Floyd?  Research George Floyd.  Compare what you learned with The Hate U Give. What does Floyd’s  story and The Hate U Give tell us about race and racism in America? You would work cite the book and any articles you find.
At the start of our class there were several poems by the African American poet Langston Hughes. Pick several of Hughes poems and compare them to The Hate U Give. How are the poems arguments similar to the novel? How are they different?   No need for research topic. 
Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote an article in The Atlantic that deals with policing in America. You can find that article in the announcement section of canvas.   Links to an external site. It His similar to the arguments in The Hate U Give. Scholars have praised Coates views on race in America and compared him to James Baldwin. Read over the article The Paranoid Style of American Policing. Compare Coates arguments with the arguments in The Hate U Give. How are they similar? How are they different? Which one did you like better? You can find it in canvas. You would work cite the book and the article.
Ahmaud Arbery was the 25 year old African American who went for a jog in Georgia when he was shoot and killed by two white men who thought he was a criminal. Arbery’s story has been in the news the last few years. His story is similar to what we read about in The Hate U Give. Research the controversy over Arbery’ shooting. What does his story and The Hate U Give tell us about race and racism in America? You would work cite the book and any articles you find.
WEB Du Bois is one of the great African American thinkers of the early part of the 20th century. He came up with the idea of black double consciousness. Read over the full essay Du Bois wrote. You can find that article at the end of week 14 module. What did you think Du Bois essay? How can we compare the idea to Starr? Is there any other character we can compare it with?