Writing
Assignment: Tookie’s Diary
Directions: Imagine Tookie Williams was
granted clemency and was released from jail for his good behavior. Write five journal entries in Tookie’s
voice to describe what you would do in your first five days outside of jail. I should be able to tell whether or not you
think Tookie had the ability to change and truly redeem himself in the first
few sentences. Use examples from the
text to help prove your opinion. Each journal entry needs to be at least
half a page.
Example:
(Do
not think he can change or be redeemed)
Day 1: I can’t believe they actually let me out of
prison! All I had to do was pretend to
care about ending gangs and maintain my innocence. It was even easier than I thought. I mean they had to have read about the
atrocious things I did to that store clerk. I was laughing when I told my
brother about killing that guy, but I guess they believe the new Tookie because
the evidence against me was definitely substantial. My dude, Easy, is on his
way to pick me up to take me back to his crib, so we can celebrate. We got to
his place and . . .
Example:
(Think
he truly changed and has redeemed himself)
Day 1: Praise the Lord. I owe my new freedom to him
and the guidance he gave me in the last ten years of prison. Through self-reflection and remorse, I
realize that my role in with the Crips was terrible. I’ve spent the last ten years trying to make
amends for having started such a horrible organization. The first stop for me now that I am free is
church then to local youth center to talk to some teenagers who have written to
me while I was in jail. I need to know
that they are truly learning from my mistakes.
At church, I prayed for . . .
*These
examples are probably close to half a page hand-written. You need to have five
diary entries similar to this that show your opinion. You will turn this in. Work for the entire period.
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