No. Of course, no. But does this text belong in your classroom library? Well, listen to some of the passages I found particularly powerful and helpful for a teen or pre-teen brain. I'll also include some suggestions for using the passages as writing prompts and how they connect with White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo. 

Works Cited

CHARLAMAGNE. (2018). Black privilege: Opportunity comes to those who create it. New York, NY: SIMON & SCHUSTER.

More Connections and Resources!

Welcome to another episode of SUPER MODEL TEXTS where we look at short excerpts from totally LIT novels that must be shared with students to increase their understanding of grammar and writing mechanics! 

Works Cited 

Dimaline, C. (2018). The Marrow Thieves. Toronto, CA: Cormorant Books. 

More Connections and Resources! 

This is a longtime favorite of mine and, despite the tragic circumstances, I am glad to see more people finally interested in studying this work. Especially teachers! 

The excerpts I'll discuss and I feel are especially applicable to educators are taken from pages 7-9, 30-31, 56-57, 102-105.

I'll include pics from my presentation slides about this work and the YAL novels that I felt paired nicely with the previously listed excerpts on my social medias:

DiAngelo, Robin. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. Beacon Press, 2018

This ANOTHER episode for teachers! Specifically, teachers looking for high-quality excerpt texts to use as models for student writing and close reading practice. It's actually a companion piece to the YouTube video linked below. For visuals to accompany the literacy-- reading, writing, speaking and listening-- activities, check out the video edition at https://youtu.be/1_BZt_WixYk ! Thanks!

In this episode, Stark discusses the opening chapters of Harry Potter. It's a big deal for him to read the series, so we're very excited to start this new obsession with him. And Daddy shares his own experience with Witchcraft in Middle School!