24:17 Read the excerpt from "Jabari Unmasked" by Nikki
Grimes.
Which statement best explains the poet's use of the
phrase "you fail to see in the excerpt?
Abel
One look, and we are neatly judged this
gang, these thugs, these dark delinquents in debt
to society. Meanwhile, you fail to see that we
are college-bound (more than a few), prepared to pay
attention to psychology, the sciences, the arts, to
thoughtfully unfurl the scrolls of human
history. Instead, you see a thief who uses guile.
It emphasizes the speaker's claim that everyone has
a value they bring to society.
It develops the speaker's message that stereotypes
can be damaging
It encourages the reader to engage in and connect
with their communities.
It creates a commonality between the reader and the
students who are described.
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