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I'm looking for great non-fiction for 16-18 year old readers in advanced classes--especially titles that have their literary fingers on the public pulse, so to speak. Should I consider this text for my students?
Paul Frandano I'd say, honors courses only. And prepare yourself for some arduous discussion. If your classes are mixed-race, you should have a particularly lively …moreI'd say, honors courses only. And prepare yourself for some arduous discussion. If your classes are mixed-race, you should have a particularly lively few days. If they're not, you should be prepared to play Devil's Advocate on the other side of majority arguments. You should also prep the deeper background of "plunder" and "destruction of the body" and the "Dreamers'" majority that Coates discusses but details elsewhere. You might consider taking as a guideline John Hope Franklin's sense (and Coate's as well, but, unlike Franklin, without a trace of optimism that this might actually happen) that (and I paraphrase), "until we have a new history we cannot have a better future." (less)
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by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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