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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.
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When a Citizen Fights Back By Anthony Lukas
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?