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Read //each piece of the project// carefully and check all that apply. Write specific examples in the space below for //each of the genres// in the project. ** Genre//: Comic strip// Examples **
 * Writing Analysis Strategy: Part III: Analysis of a Multigenre Piece **

**// What effective choices did the writer make regarding use //** **// of information, appearance, and point of view? //**  1. The reader learns about the topic from the piece. x   2. What visual techniques did the writer use to enhance authenticity and mood? Appearance Font □ Arrangement on page x   Graphics x    Other x    3. What point of view did the writer select?  The subject’s x An inanimate object’s □ Other □

** Organization ** **// How did the writer choose to organize the piece to //** **// accomplish the purpose? //**  1. Organizational pattern  Chronological □ Order of importance □ Categorical x Inverted pyramid □ Problem solution □ Spatial □ Other 2. Lead  Makes reader want to read on x  Introduces subject □ 3. Transitions  Uses words or phrases to link ideas x  Ideas lead naturally one to the next □  Lack of transitions is appropriate for piece □ 4. Ending Smooth and natural x   Piece feels like a unified whole □  Writer effectively leaves the reader in  suspense or wonder □ ** Language and Style ** **// Which word choices are particularly effective? //**  Specific action verbs x  Specific nouns □  Unique language use □  Sentence variety □ **// What language techniques did the writer use to //** **// enhance authenticity and mood? //** <span style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 135.35pt 1pt 13.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.7pt;"> Spelling □ <span style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 135.35pt 1pt 13.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.7pt;"> Sentence style □ <span style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 135.35pt 1pt 13.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.7pt;"> Dialect x <span style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 135.35pt 1pt 13.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.7pt;"> Register □ <span style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 135.35pt 1pt 13.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.7pt;"> Other x  ©2006 by Melinda Putz from //A Teacher’s Guide to the Multigenre Research Project.// Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
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