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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 //__salem witch trials________________________________________// Examples ** **// 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. □    2. What visual techniques did the writer use to enhance authenticity and mood? Appearance  Font [x]  Arrangement on page [x]  Graphics [x]  Other □  3. What point of view did the writer select?  The subject’s [x] An inanimate object’s □ Other □
 * Writing Analysis Strategy: Part III: Analysis of a Multigenre Piece **

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

©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 [x]  Introduces subject [x] 3. Transitions  Uses words or phrases to link ideas [x]  Ideas lead naturally one to the next □  Lack of transitions is appropriate for piece [x] 4. Ending  Smooth and natural □  Piece feels like a unified whole [x]  Writer effectively leaves the reader in  <span style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 135.35pt 12.25pt 13.7pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 31.5pt 45.0pt 238.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.7pt;"> suspense or wonder □ <span style="margin: 0in 135pt 0pt 13.5pt; tab-stops: 31.5pt 45.0pt 238.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.5pt;">** Language and Style ** <span style="margin: 0in 135pt 6.15pt 13.5pt; tab-stops: 31.5pt 45.0pt 238.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.5pt;">**// Which word choices are particularly effective? //** <span style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 135.35pt 0pt 13.7pt; tab-stops: 31.5pt 45.0pt 238.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.7pt;"> Specific action verbs □ <span style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 135.35pt 0pt 13.7pt; tab-stops: 31.5pt 45.0pt 238.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.7pt;"> Specific nouns □ <span style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 135.35pt 0pt 13.7pt; tab-stops: 31.5pt 45.0pt 238.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.7pt;"> Unique language use [x] <span style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 135pt 12.25pt 13.5pt; tab-stops: 31.5pt 45.0pt 238.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.5pt;"> Sentence variety [x] <span style="line-height: 12pt; margin: 0in 135.35pt 0pt 13.7pt; tab-stops: 31.5pt 45.0pt 238.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.7pt;">**// What language techniques did the writer use to //** <span style="line-height: 12pt; margin: 0in 135pt 6.15pt 13.5pt; tab-stops: 31.5pt 45.0pt 238.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.5pt;">**// enhance authenticity and mood? //** <span style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 135.35pt 1pt 13.7pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 31.5pt 45.0pt 238.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.7pt;"> Spelling [x] <span style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 135.35pt 1pt 13.7pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 31.5pt 45.0pt 238.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.7pt;"> Sentence style [x] <span style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 135.35pt 1pt 13.7pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 31.5pt 45.0pt 238.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.7pt;"> Dialect □ <span style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 135.35pt 1pt 13.7pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 31.5pt 45.0pt 238.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.7pt;"> Register □ <span style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 135.35pt 1pt 13.7pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 31.5pt 45.0pt 238.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.7pt;"> Other □ ©2006 by Melinda Putz from //A Teacher’s Guide to the Multigenre Research Project.// Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. ** HANDOUT 2F **// (continued) //