《Lesson 8 When a Citizen Fights Back》.ppt

When a Citizen Fights Back By Anthony Lukas Anthony Lukas Boston Text Organization Part I (Line 1-11): The introduction Part II (Line 12-33): The serious situation of crimes on the Divers’ block. Part III (Line 34-133): A detailed description of how Colin tried to catch and hit the mugger Part IV (Line 134-152): Colin’s confused state of mind after he had used violence on the mugger. Writing skills Examples Time sequence Motion verbs: What good do they do? Part I (Line 1-11): The introduction Were Colin and Joan doing a good job? How do you know that? What is required for a report of an incident? Part II (Line 12-33):The situation of crime on the Divers’ block. The use of time in a report How does the temporal sequence impress you? Incidents that happened in one single day Grab vs. snatch Part III (Line 34-133): Colin chased the mugger Why did Colin always stop at Tremont? In what sense is Tremont a boundary? What was the clutter of disjointed images? Part IV (Line 134-152): Colin’s confused state of mind What was Colin’s contemplation of the events? Are saying sth and actually doing it the same? What are the broader implications? Is it different for Colin to hit a dark-skinned person from a White one? What were his cherished assumptions? Why were they in smithereens? * * *