Daily Writing Assignment #7

Quick Write and Group Exercise

Directions:

1) Read the explanation “So, what is a ‘Quick Write’?”

2) Complete the Quick Write Exercise below.

3) Get into Groups and share your quick writes.

NOTE:The themes you generated in Group Work #6 are based on some problem, so use these themes to help you with coming up with your “Problem-Solution Sets.”

4) Submit your “Quick-Writes” to this posted assignment

So, what is a “Quick Write”?

When you do a “Quick-Write” you are brainstorming ideas, but the difference is instead of making a list of your ideas represented by a word or a few words, you are making a list of sentences or even paragraphs that represent your ideas.

Quick Write Exercise

Do a “Quick-Write” for as many “Problem-Solution Sets” introduced in the book that you can think of that come from the problematic themes and the quotes that you generated in Group Work Assignment #6.

Start your Quick Write by thinking of the quotes that prove your problematic themes.

The example below takes into consideration the quote was written and related to the problematic theme of “isolation.” (Remember, you will have several quotes for each problematic theme.)

E.g., of a Quick-Write

This quote shows that isolation is a theme that reoccurs in Noah’s book, Born A Crime. The problem that isolation creates in the book is a loss of a feeling of community that is based on common shared experiences. The solution that Noah came up with to address this problem was he learned to speak languages from multiple cultures so he could float from one cultural group to the another. When he floated, Noah engaged within those cultural frameworks and developed relationships with the people, eliminating his void of human interaction.

1. “Someone put a beautiful woman on my arm and said "She's your girlfriend." I'd been mesmerized by her beauty and just the idea of her—I didn't know I was supposed to talk to her”

This quote represents that growing up is the theme that occurs in Noah’s book, Born a crime. The problem that growing up creates in the book is that throughout the book Trevor doesn’t understand the basic things. His mother only taught him adulthood and how to deal with adult problems. The solution that Noah address this problem was simply learning as he goes. The

2. “Being chosen is the greatest gift you can give to another human being”

This quote represents growing up as well. The issue with this problem is that not everybody understands this. It was the many lessons Trevor learned through his interactions with the few important people in his life.

3. “I didn’t make any friends in highland north for the longest time”

Because apartheid built a key society at the time, the quote categorizes the issue as growing up. The dilemma is that Trevor had a hard time establishing friends and connecting with others since he was colored or mixed. The answer was that he considers humor to be really useful. He discovered that using humor as a coping method helped him cope with long-term injustice and racial prejudice. He also discovered that the capacity to communicate with people from different cultures may be used to bring people closer.

4. "Crime does the one thing the government doesn't do: crime cares”.

This quote categorized in violence because Noah was raised in a world where violence is common, and his mother taught him not to let his dread of criminal action keep him from living his life. He does not, however, have any firsthand experience with minor crimes until he begins to live in Alexandra, a particularly difficult and underprivileged area. He knows that for poor citizens who have few or no other options, engaging in illegal behavior might be morally dubious.