Ap Beatty Survival Skills At A School In Laa Summary
Lauren Powell
Mrs. Sagert
AP Composition
4 September 2014
From the Inside Anne P. Beatty, who wrote Survival Skills at a School in LA, provides an inside look into a high school phenomenon in South Central Los Angeles, California. Her article illustrates a few events that take place at a high school where death and violence commonly occur. Since attending these schools, students have adjusted to the violence in such a way that they partake in routine procedures, like “the students coming around for donations” (Beatty; par. 5). when a fellow peer passed away. While a majority of adults continually struggle to cope with the occurrence of death, this story tells a tale of children who have practically become accustomed to it. Beatty provides a distinct look at this urban school setting through her inside view of student emotions, evidence of pain within the kids, and the feelings that she evokes from the audience despite her straightforward tone. (simple) …show more content…
Beatty and her inside story into this previously uncharted territory, I sensed as though she was a woman who possessed a very intimate bond with the students. In the story, when describing what occurred on days when the students mourned someone who was killed, Ms. Beatty notes that “boys lingered over handshakes and looked into my eyes solemnly. Girls threw their arms around me and wordlessly moved away. No one said enough.” (Beatty; par. 5). A majority of her descriptions of students and events, as well as her diction, seem somewhat heartfelt yet a bit plainly stated on the surface; however, the cultural distance between Ms. Beatty and the students seemingly increases the more we observe how she interacts with them. When Ms. Beatty discusses how the kids hugged her, the description actually makes her seem somewhat aloof. The way that the author words the sentence makes it seem as though the children approach her with emotions and she is simply present, receiving the
Mrs. Sagert
AP Composition
4 September 2014
From the Inside Anne P. Beatty, who wrote Survival Skills at a School in LA, provides an inside look into a high school phenomenon in South Central Los Angeles, California. Her article illustrates a few events that take place at a high school where death and violence commonly occur. Since attending these schools, students have adjusted to the violence in such a way that they partake in routine procedures, like “the students coming around for donations” (Beatty; par. 5). when a fellow peer passed away. While a majority of adults continually struggle to cope with the occurrence of death, this story tells a tale of children who have practically become accustomed to it. Beatty provides a distinct look at this urban school setting through her inside view of student emotions, evidence of pain within the kids, and the feelings that she evokes from the audience despite her straightforward tone. (simple) …show more content…
Beatty and her inside story into this previously uncharted territory, I sensed as though she was a woman who possessed a very intimate bond with the students. In the story, when describing what occurred on days when the students mourned someone who was killed, Ms. Beatty notes that “boys lingered over handshakes and looked into my eyes solemnly. Girls threw their arms around me and wordlessly moved away. No one said enough.” (Beatty; par. 5). A majority of her descriptions of students and events, as well as her diction, seem somewhat heartfelt yet a bit plainly stated on the surface; however, the cultural distance between Ms. Beatty and the students seemingly increases the more we observe how she interacts with them. When Ms. Beatty discusses how the kids hugged her, the description actually makes her seem somewhat aloof. The way that the author words the sentence makes it seem as though the children approach her with emotions and she is simply present, receiving the