daveyWriting+Analysis+StrategyPart2

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. **//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. All 2. What visual techniques did the writer use to enhance authenticity and mood? Appearance  Font All  Arrangement on page All Graphics 3, 4, 11 Other 8, 13, 14 3. What point of view did the writer select?  The subject’s All An inanimate object’s 1 Other □
 * Writing Analysis Strategy: Part III: Analysis of a Multigenre Piece**
 * Genre //___// Examples**

**Organization** **//How did the writer choose to organize the piece to//** **//accomplish the purpose?//** 1. Organizational pattern  Chronological All Order of importance All Categorical All Inverted pyramid All Problem solution All Spatial All Other □

©2006 by Melinda Putz from //A Teacher’s Guide to the Multigenre Research Project.// Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

** HANDOUT 2F ** 2. Lead  Makes reader want to read on All Introduces subject All 3. Transitions  Uses words or phrases to link ideas 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 Ideas lead naturally one to the next All Lack of transitions is appropriate for piece 2, 3 4. Ending Smooth and natural All Piece feels like a unified whole All  Writer effectively leaves the reader in  suspense or wonder All **Language and Style** **//Which word choices are particularly effective?//**  Specific action verbs All Specific nouns All Unique language use All  Sentence variety All **//What language techniques did the writer use to//** **//enhance authenticity and mood?//**  Spelling All Sentence style All Dialect All Register All Other □ ©2006 by Melinda Putz from //A Teacher’s Guide to the Multigenre Research Project.// Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. ** HANDOUT 2F **// (continued) //