Literary Analysis of Trevor Noah- Born a Crime

Responses

DIRECTIONS:  There are 5 questions to review; your job is to choose ONE (1) from EACH category.  Each question requires a 2 paragraph response of 200-250 words PER PARAGRAPH, (400-500 words total for each response).

Category A – Theme and Current Connections — CHOOSE ONE!

1. State a theme from your text.  A theme is a COMPLETE SENTENCE about an aspect of life that applies to the story read and to present-day, real life.  Prove the theme with TWO (2) examples of text support and discuss what a 21st century audience can learn from reading the book.
2. Discuss a current-day social issue, problem, or struggle that many people currently experience.  Provide a specific example of the struggle and how people cope or deal with it today.  How could the author of your text improve or change the way people deal with the same problem today?  Provide TWO (2) examples from the text as support for your choices.
3. Why is it important for us to understand the experiences and views of other people?  How can another person teach us something about ourselves?  Provide TWO (2) examples from the text as support for your response, making sure to relate the text to the idea of helping another person through his/her struggles.

Category B – Rhetorical Choice and Author’s Strategy — CHOOSE ONE!

1. Choose ONE (1) of the literary devices you found in the text and discuss its effect on the audience. Provide TWO (2) examples of the device as support from the text and explain how the presence of the device helped the audience understand an aspect of the text.
2. Choose ONE (1) conflict you identified in the text and discuss what the author learned from enduring the difficult experience.  Provide TWO (2) examples from the text as support for your response and explain what the audience can learn from witnessing the author struggle.

Use this template to help you form your responses.  You DO NOT need to use complete sentences for this outline (with the exception of the theme you chose).   Use the outline to help you to organize your ideas for your responses.

1. Response #1 (2 paragraphs per question is required)
   1. Question from Category A:(copy & paste it here)

1. 1. Topic sentence: (create an answer to your question or statement about the topic)

1. 1. Brief context to introduce Example #1:(bring in the text by summarizing in 1-2 sentences what happened to get to this part of the text)

1. 1. Quote for Example #1: (put the page number and first few words here to help you find it easier)

1. 1. Analysis/extension/commentary on the quote: How does it relate to/reflect/prove the theme? (in 2-3 sentences, explain how the quote helps you prove your answer to the question or the statement you made about the topic)

1. 1. Brief context to introduce Example #2:(bring in the text by summarizing in 1-2 sentences what happened to get to this part of the text)

1. 1. Quote for Example #2: (put the page number and first few words here to help you find it easier)

1. 1. Analysis/extension/commentary on the quote: How does it relate to/reflect/prove the theme? (in 2-3 sentences, explain how the quote helps you prove your answer to the question or the statement you made about the topic)

Closing sentence (reinforce the point of the paragraph and effectively explain the importance of the topic to the audience)

1. Response #2 (2 paragraphs per question is required)
2. Question from Category B:(copy & paste it here)
3. 1. Topic sentence: (create an answer to your question or statement about the topic)

1. 1. Brief context to introduce Example #1:(bring in the text by summarizing in 1-2 sentences what happened to get to this part of the text)

1. 1. Quote for Example #1: (put the page number and first few words here to help you find it easier)

1. 1. Analysis/extension/commentary on the quote: How does it relate to/reflect/prove the theme? (in 2-3 sentences, explain how the quote helps you prove your answer to the question or the statement you made about the topic)

1. 1. Brief context to introduce Example #2:(bring in the text by summarizing in 1-2 sentences what happened to get to this part of the text)

1. 1. Quote for Example #2: (put the page number and first few words here to help you find it easier)

1. 1. Analysis/extension/commentary on the quote: How does it relate to/reflect/prove the theme? (in 2-3 sentences, explain how the quote helps you prove your answer to the question or the statement you made about the topic)

1. 1. Closing sentence (reinforce the point of the paragraph and effectively explain the importance of the topic to the audience)

Finish to HERE by 07/27/2020

Final Draft

Take the ideas you mapped out above and create your responses here.  Be sure to:

• Include the category and number for each question you chose
• Provide complete sentences for all parts of the response
• Embed the quotes in your writing voice
• Provide the proper parenthetical citation to match the works cited entry you chose
• Completely address ALL ASPECTS OF THE QUESTIONS YOU CHOSE in 2 paragraphs EACH
• Write TWO (2) paragraphs consisting of 400-500 words for EACH RESPONSE
• Proofread your work and make good writing choices

Response #1 – Category & Question:

Response #2 – Category & Question: