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or many, the Appalachian Trail is a foot-
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F path of numbers. There are miles to Maine.
F path of numbers. There are miles to Maine. Seven ounces of James Baldwin. Thirteen of
The daily chance of precipitation. Distance to
The daily chance of precipitation. Distance to Octavia Butler. Nine violent ounces of home, the CLOSE READING chapter 4
the next campsite with a reliable water source.
the next campsite with a reliable water source. from-from, “originally, I mean.” 7,628 feet:
Key Passage. The highlighted text is a
Here, people cut the handles off of tooth-
Here, people cut the handles off of tooth- the elevation of Asmara, Eritrea. Rain jacket: Key Passage. eading. Stu-
rich passage suited for close r
rich passage suited for close reading. Stu-
brushes to save grams. Eat cold meals in the 5.5 ounces. Options for ZZ Packer. Blues for Toni dents can annotate this key passage in the
brushes to save grams. Eat cold meals in the
dents can annotate this key passage in the
summer months to shave weight by going Morrison. Dragons for Langston Hughes. A river Other Voices / Rahawa Haile book’s digital platform, or you can print it to
summer months to shave weight by going
book’
s digital platform, or you can print it to
stoveless. They whittle medicine kits down to for Jamaica Kincaid. Nine ounces, eight ounces, be annotated by hand.
stoveless. They whittle medicine kits down to
be annotated by hand.
bottles of ibuprofen. Carry two pairs of socks. ten ounces, six. Fifteen: the number of years
bottles of ibuprofen. Carry two pairs of socks.
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One pair of underwear. Abandon enclosed
One pair of underwear. Abandon enclosed I spent watching my African grandmother die
shelters entirely and opt for a tarp. Everything
shelters entirely and opt for a tarp. Everything in the flatness of Florida. Gloves: 1.3 ounces.
pulls double duty when you are hauling it 2,189
pulls double duty when you are hauling it 2,189 Warsan Shire: 2.4. Keys to a place I call home: CLOSE READING
miles over mountains whose trails consist of
miles over mountains whose trails consist of none. Colson Whitehead: 1 pound. Assets: How does Haile’s use of economical
How does Haile’
s use of economical
slick roots and sharp rocks. Pants zip off into zero. Resting mass of light: none. Headlamp: language (e.g., sentence fragments) in
slick roots and sharp rocks. Pants zip off into
language (e.g., sentence fragments) in
shorts. (That second pair of socks can be worn
shorts. (That second pair of socks can be worn 3.9 ounces. Their names: endless. Trayvon, paragraph 1 mirr or the par ed-down sup-
paragraph 1 mirror the pared-down sup-
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as mittens.) Floss today is thread tomorrow for Renisha, Sandra, Tamir. Spork: 0.6 ounces. Water plies that the hikers carry? You might have
as mittens.) Floss today is thread tomorrow for
ou might have
plies that the hikers carry? Y
stitching deteriorating shoes when the next
stitching deteriorating shoes when the next filter: 3 ounces. Down jacket: seven ounces. students complete this sentence template:
students complete this sentence template:
town with a decent outfitter is 80 miles away.
town with a decent outfitter is 80 miles away. Fuel canister: four. Current atmospheric carbon “In her first paragraph, Haile uses sentence
“In her first paragraph, Haile uses sentence
Few nonessentials are carried on this trail, and
Few nonessentials are carried on this trail, and dioxide levels: greater than 400 ppm. Average fragments to. . .” You might also call atten-
fragments to. . .” Y
ou might also call atten-
when they are —an enormous childhood teddy elevation above sea level in Miami: six feet. tion to the meaning of the last sentence of
when they are — an enormous childhood teddy
tion to the meaning of the last sentence of
bear, a father’s bulky camera — it means one
bear, a father’s bulky camera —it means one Therapists I can no longer afford: one. Kiese the paragraph.
the paragraph.
thing: The weight of this item is worth consid-
thing: The weight of this item is worth consid- Laymon: 9.6 ounces. Amiri Baraka: 1.4 pounds.
erably more than the weight of its absence. The amount black women earn for every white
erably more than the weight of its absence.
Everyone had something out here. The love I male dollar: 63 cents. Bandana: 1.12 ounces. Pack
carried was books. Exceptional books. Books by towel: 0.5 ounces. The number of times I’ve told BUILDING CONTEXT
black authors, their photos often the only black myself to put a gun to my head between 2013 and Included in Haile’s list (par. 3) are several
e several
. 3) ar
s list (par
Included in Haile’
faces I would talk to for weeks. These were writ- 2016: 8,000–10,000. Bear bagging kit: 3 ounces. references to Black lives lost. Ask students
references to Black lives lost. Ask students
ers who had endured more than I’d ever been Aracelis Girmay: 6.4 ounces. Roxane Gay: 4.8. to research Trayvon, Renisha, Sandra, and
to research Trayvon, Renisha, Sandra, and
asked to, whose strength gave me strength in Emergency whistle: 0.14, orange, should I find Tamir (also see footnote). In Haile’s view,
Tamir (also see footnote). In Haile’s view,
turn. I wanted to show them beauty from heights myself in the midst of hunting season. what do they all have in common, and how
what do they all have in common, and how
that a history of terror had made clear were I started to leave books at shelters along the does she draw strength from them? Stu-
does she draw strength from them? Stu-
never intended to be theirs. I sought out these AT so that other hikers could read them as well. dents might also want to address Haile’s
dents might also want to address Haile’s
titles wherever I could. It sounds easy enough, Some books were left at hostels. Zora Neale juxtaposition of these names with her list of
juxtaposition of these names with her list of
but bookshops were virtually nonexistent in Hurston is in Walasi-Yi, mile 30.7, where roughly famous African American authors.
famous African American authors.
Southern trail towns, post offices were open only a quarter of all thru-hikers decide to call it quits.
for a handful of hours each week, and fewer Yaa Gyasi was last seen at Peru Peak in Vermont.
establishments held mail for hikers the farther Ladan Osman is at Crazy Larry’s in Damascus
north we ventured. The pursuit of traveling with waiting for next year’s Trail Days. Responses to BUILDING CONTEXT
at least one book a week rapidly devolved into a T o help students familiarize themselves
To help students familiarize themselves
game of “Where can I ship the contents of my 1 A famous quote by Harlem Renaissance writer Zora Neale with Haile’ s literary r efer ences in para-
with Haile’s literary references in para-
blackness? How much of it can I permit myself Hurston. — Eds. graphs 3 and 4, you could have them
graphs 3 and 4, you could have them
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Trayvon Martin (1995–2012), Renisha McBride (1994–2013), Sandra
to carry at a time?” Bland (1987–2015), and Tamir Rice (2002–2014) were young Black partner up, with each pair r esear ching one
partner up, with each pair researching one
Pack: 40 ounces. Tent: 26. A pound to “love people. Martin and McBride were shot and killed by white men,
of the authors Haile mentions. Remind
Bland died in police custody, and Rice was shot and killed by a police of the authors Haile mentions. Remind
myself when I am laughing . . . and then again officer. — Eds. students that the “weight” of these books
students that the “weight” of these books
is both literal and figurative. (Students will
223 is both literal and figurative. (Students will
e African
discover that all these authors ar
discover that all these authors are African
e consider
ed social
American. Some are considered social
American. Some ar
critics; others are known for science fic-
critics; others ar e known for science fic-
tion and poetry, and two are Pulitzer Prize
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DIFFERENTIATION CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING to the class on their findings. What is the
Collaborative Learning You might ask students why Haile leaves a cumulative effect that understanding all
of these references has on the reader?
At the end of paragraph 2, Haile uses the book by Zora Neale Hurston at a point where How do they inform Haile’s persona in
almost a quarter of all hikers “call it quits”
phrase “the contents of my blackness.” Stu- (par. 4). What does Haile perceive her mission this essay? (This chapter includes essays
dents might wish to discuss how these figu- to be, and how do these literary gifts seek to by Hurston and Baldwin, and Chapter 9
rative contents differ from the actual contents both encourage and enlighten, disturb and includes an essay by Toni Morrison
she carries. Ask pairs of students to examine sustain? If students have read “How It Feels (pp. 1049–1052), so you might refer
paragraphs 2 and 3 and highlight both types to Be Colored Me” (p. 181), you could ask students to them, too.)
of examples using different colors. What is them how that essay might be apt for hikers
the effect of the contrast between the literal of all races.
and the figurative?
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