Hate U Give Sparknotes

In the book I am reading this quarter, it discusses key topics happening in today’s society such as racism, equality, and other social issues ☺. In The Hate U Give, the main character Starr goes through a scarring experience of seeing her best friend Khalil get murdered. What happens after this incident will forever change the way Starr sees things, and messes with her emotional health. Starr also has to balance living in a “ghetto” neighborhood, and going to a private white school. This book takes you on an emotional journey through bereft and fortitude. One active reading strategy is connecting. I personally enjoy connecting because I feel that it helps you relate to the story more. The definition of connecting is, using something that you have learned or experienced outside of the story and applying it to
Visualizing can also be attached to the last two reading strategies I have talked about. Once you have connected and evaluated, you can apply visualizing as well. One example is, in the book, Starr keeps visualizing how Khalil died: “I kneel beside my dead friend in the middle of the street with my hands raised. A cop as white as Chris points a gun at me. As white as Chris. I flinch and snatch away. ‘Starr are you ok?’ Chris says.” (Thomas 83-84). In this passage, Starr is talking to her boyfriend Chris, when she starts remembering when Khalil died. This is a very good example of visualizing because, it gives clear and direct details that help you think of the picture in your head. The definition of visualizing is using those detailed words to come up with a picture in your head. Visualizing can help with connecting, evaluating, and even questioning ☺. In this book you can picture how dour Starr’s life becomes after Khalil dies. Visualizing is key to help you understand more about the characters, and the plot and scene they are in. All in all, Visualizing can help connect many key active reading