1. Complete the assigned reading before you write your paper.

2. The film “The Hate U Give”, addresses many contemporary issues that African American teenagers and their families face as they go around their lives today. Identify and discuss 3 themes or patterns reviewed in the course in Unit 3 (Parenting & Child Development; Racial Socialization; Racial Identity) that reflect distinct aspects of African American family life as reflected through the prism

Using your reaction paper as an opportunity for personal reflection on the film. Take notes while viewing the film to aid your writing. Your paper should address your thoughts and impressions about the film with respect to 2-3 key issues that are addressed in some way in the readings. What have you learned about the issues faced?

Addressing the reading in a substantive manner means going beyond mere mention of the reading. Higher scoring papers will demonstrate some analysis and depth of understanding of how the film and readings reflect major themes covered in the course/course unit.

Please attend to issues of grammar, punctuation, clarity, and organization. Short papers are not necessarily easier papers.

Discussion Prompt 1: Some people prefer seeing data results in graphs, and others prefer seeing data in tables. Which do you prefer and why?

Start prompt 2 on the second page

Discussion Prompt 2: Complete the Media Report Graph Game (all three options: Junk food, Music, Cost of petrol) located in the Week 6 Supplemental Resources. You can also access the game at:
https://www3.stats.govt.nz/games/Media-report-1/index.html.

Once completed:
Discuss what you have learned about the perception of graphs and tables in the media, and how it can be manipulated.
Find an example of a graph in the media that you think is skewed to achieve a particular spin on the subject being reported.
Provide the link to the example you found.
Explain why the example is not accurate, and what can be done to “fix” it.

Make sure to use references and APA styled format