WritingAnalysisStrat4Treadway


 * Writing Analysis Strategy: Part II: Holistic Analysis **

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Quickly look over the entire project. In each box write the genre of each piece and the type of information it appears the writer has chosen to include. Do you think the genre is appropriate for that kind of information? ======
 * ======Letter- provides information about Jane's addiction, from her best friend's point of view ======
 * ======Newspaper article- gives detailed information about what happens when someone gets caught by police with cocaine, as well as statistics ======
 * ======Application- shows audience what a rehabilitation admission application looks like ======
 * ======Personal statement (could also be considered a diary entry)- shows an addict's perspective of their own addiction, and their stages of getting that way ======
 * ======Question & answer- explains basic cocaine facts and answers common questions ======
 * ======Journal entry- gives an insight of what it's like in rehab, and how an addict feels off of their drug ======
 * ======Collage- gives the audience a visual representation of the characteristics of cocaine ======
 * ======Another letter- shows the progression of the patient, and that people can overcome their addictions ======

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 * Does the project have unity? If so, how? **Yes. The writer did a good job of tying the genres together and creating a smooth flow. Each genre was unique and did not simply repeat the same information, but within a different form. The audience recieved multiple perspectives of a cocaine addiction, while giving us a good insight of the subject. ======

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 * If you cannot detect how this was done immediately, how do you think cohesion might be created in a topic like this? ** Although the project seemed to be cohesive, some of the genres could have had a little more variety. The collage, application, question and answer, and newspaper article were creative, but the journals and personal statement seemed almost the same. ======