The Learning Network: Text to Text | ‘Huckleberry Finn’ and ‘In Defense of a Loaded Word’

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February 27th, 2014 by schoolbound

Language can be loaded, and perhaps there is no more loaded word in our culture than the so-called “n-word.” Here we aim to help students think critically about the word, its history, who says it (and why, when and how), who shouldn’t say it (and why), and whether it should Read more

Source: nytimes.com