reading activity 1

Read either Text 1 or Text 2

Take note of:

  • Whose story is being told?

  • Who is centered? Who is missing?

  • What verbs are used? (Passive voice?)

  • How does it make you feel?

TEXT 1. Source: Scholastic, Everything You Need to Know About American History

TEXT 1. Source: Scholastic, Everything You Need to Know About American History

TEXT 2. Source: Stanford University Press, The American Yawp

TEXT 2. Source: Stanford University Press, The American Yawp

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