This is the reading ‘ Learning how to code- switch: humbling , but necessary PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the
answer to Part A?
A “That word – 'guys'- might earn smiles and nods of
understanding in that world, but it brought the ultimate
insult in my neighborhood" ( Paragraph 5)
B "With one boy in particular, my mother had to sit me
down and explain: 'Son, perhaps there's another reason
why his parents keep making excuses for why we can't
get together." ( Paragraph 18)
C "Painful as some of these experiences were, I was
grateful to have them in middle school and high school,
so that when the time came to head for college, I already
had some fluency navigating between different
cultures" (Paragraph 19):
D "I watched as too many others from my hometown and
other predominantly black cities struggled in a
university setting where suddenly they really were a
minority." ( Paragraph 20)