We split the time between reading "The Hate U Give" and writing and editing one of the short stories.

Jayne continued to write; I edited and made suggestions about changing some of the grammar. We also read and discussed "The Hate U Give".

Jayne worked on her short story; I offered some editing suggestions, then we read and discussed "The Hate U Give".

Jayne worked on one of her stories, writing and looking for a correct representation of what she was imagining for an object in her story. We read "The Hate U Give" for about 15 minutes.

Jayne worked on one of her short stories while I made notes about editing her previous writing. We then took turns reading "The Hate U Give" and discussing the material.

We took turns reading "The Hate U Give", discussing the characters, and the plot, and the similarities to the current racial situation. (This books was written from a short story almost 40 years ago.). Jayne then worked on her stories.

Jayne worked on her short stories, and I offered editing possibilities. We then took turns reading from "The Hate U Give" and discussing it.

We began to take turns reading and to discuss this first person novel of a Black teenager successfully straddling the White world of private school and the Black ghetto where she lives.

Jayne worked on her short stories, and I offered grammatical changes, some of which she accepted.

Jayne worked again on her short story, and I offered grammatical changes.