"Just Walk on By" Discussion Questions Pd3 by Michael Garrigan https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8 Discuss the following questions as a group. When you are finished, have one person from you group jot down some of the "highlights" from your discussion. en-us 2021-02-17 12:42:04 UTC 2025-11-27 05:54:53 UTC hello@padlet.com What is the impact of the opening sentence? How is Brent Staples using the term “victim”? How does the meaning of the sentence and the term change as you read and reread the essay? garriganm https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1227837750 2021-02-22 17:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1227837750 In what ways does the description at the beginning resemble a scene from a novel? What mood does Staples set with the details and specific words he chooses? Pay close attention to modifiers and verbs. garriganm https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1227838804 2021-02-22 17:54:18 UTC https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1227838804 Staples opens para2 with the short, simple sentence “That was more than a decade ago,” an objective statement that indicates the passage of time. Does this sentence jolt you as a reader? Disappoint you? Explain why you think it is or is not an effective follow-up to the opening paragraph. garriganm https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1227839601 2021-02-22 17:54:26 UTC https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1227839601 Is the final paragraph intended to be flippant? Humorous? Is it effective? garriganm https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1227840495 2021-02-22 17:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1227840495 Why does Staples quote Podhoretz and Hoagland? Do they provide support, a contrast, expert testimony, something else? garriganm https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1227841229 2021-02-22 17:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1227841229 In what ways does Staples acknowledge that the “victim’s” response is not unwarranted? What explanation does he provide for her behavior? To what extent does he blame her? Des he want us as readers to blame or be more sympathetic toward her? garriganm https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1228270662 2021-02-22 19:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1228270662 This was written in 1986. Is the essay dated? Is this essay still relevant? In what ways? garriganm https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1228271839 2021-02-22 19:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1228271839 Marissa & Colby https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1236624060 How do you think Brent Staples would react to the current state of racial injustice and the BLM movement?]]> 2021-02-24 14:56:02 UTC https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1236624060 Nate and Peyton Question https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1236633761 How have we seen Staples’ personal anecdotes on a national scale, especially in cases like the death of George Floyd?]]> 2021-02-24 14:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1236633761 Chase and Layken https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1236643901 How does Staples essay still relate to the ongoing racism still prevalent in society today? ]]> 2021-02-24 14:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1236643901 Dylin & Katie https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1236645006 How does the authors style help people interpret his real-life struggles?]]> 2021-02-24 14:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1236645006 RNL https://padlet.com/garriganm/6g1hudif02k5mpl8/wish/1236649835 Especially in the first paragraph, has Staples been seen attributing the person's fear too greatly to the situation rather than internal factors? (ex. thinking it's because of him, rather it's because the person has paranoia/anxiety)

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