Read “Black Men and Public Space” and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
1. Introduction Evaluate Staples’s opening paragraph. Does it spark your interest? Why or why not?
2. Thesis Identify Staples’s thesis statement. How does the author support his thesis? What types of information does he include?
3. Supporting Details Cite several examples of places in the essay where Staples uses specific supporting details effectively. Explain your choices.
4. Conclusion Evaluate Staples’s conclusion. Does it leave you satisfied? Why or why not?
5. Method of Organization What is Staples’s method of organization in this essay? What other method of organization could he have used?