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3 Ted Talks to Pair with The Hate U Give

The three BEST Ted Talks to pair with The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. Perfect for making connections to the text and encouraging deep discussions about characters and current issues.

There are many Ted Talks about race and injustice, but here I’ll list the best talks to pair with The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. Even better, there’s one perfect for the beginning, middle, and end of the novel. This way you can space them out throughout your unit. How to raise a black son in …

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Strategic Thinking Via Severity Charts

According to Webb’s Depth of Knowledge, Level 3: Strategic Thinking involves problems with multiple valid answers. Severity charts are the perfect way to do just that. Students need to take into account multiple events, details, points of view, etc. in order to determine and validate their answer. Check out some of my examples below. Character Morality …

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