"Just Walk on By" - Discussion

Question 1

SOAPSTONE

Answer 1

• S: Staples, confused as criminal, understanding
• O: following many instances of confusion (criminal)
• A: American, people who have feared Staples
• P: to share experiences (implicit about equality + justice in American system)
• S: anecdotes, cataloging (listing), juxtaposition
• TONE: anger, resignation (begrudgingly so)

Question 2

focus: cataloging, anecdotes to build argument

Answer 2

• devices you can use in your own argumentative essays
• • cataloging: a list of reasons or facts
• • anecdotes: short stories that illustrate a point
• tips:
• • you can change the sentence structure in your claims for added impact and for variety

Question 3

step 1

Answer 3

Staples

Question 4

step 2

Answer 4

recounts

Question 5

step 3

Answer 5

personal experiences and expresses how they made him feel

Question 6

step 4

Answer 6

to support his argument against the prejudices held against him

Question 7

note

Answer 7

• incorporates
• people inherently fear black men, which can often lead to their death
• metaphor; parallel structure
• varied syntax; metaphors, description
• metaphor
• that too many young men cultivate a persona of ‘thug’ because of culture expectations