For this section, students should read Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s introductory essay "What is an African-American Classic?", and then the first part of "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" (from p. 196 to the beginning of the section "The Present" on p. 202).
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.2
Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build...
