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**Writing Analysis Strategy: Part III: Analysis of a Multigenre Piece**  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**  //**___________Case File_________**//   **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.  □  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> x      <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> There was a lot of information concerning the topic throughout the project

<span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> 2. What visual techniques did the writer use to enhance <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> authenticity and mood? <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Appearance <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Font  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □   <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> x      <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Arrangement on page   <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □x <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Graphics  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □x <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Other  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □ x      <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> The entire magazine presented catchy graphics and smooth flowing fonts. <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> 3. What point of view did the writer select? <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> The subject’s <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □x

<span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> An inanimate object’s <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □x

<span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Other <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □x

<span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> There were many different points of views throughout the project. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> **Organization** <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> //**How did the writer choose to organize the piece to**// <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> //**accomplish the purpose?**// <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> 1. Organizational pattern <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Chronological <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □x

<span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Order of importance <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □x

<span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Categorical <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □x

<span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Inverted pyramid <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □x

<span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Problem solution <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □x

<span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Spatial <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □x

<span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Other <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □x

<span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> The magazine presented what would be covered throughout the project. The layout of the magazine was very organized and neatly laid out. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> **HANDOUT 2F**

<span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> 2. Lead <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Makes reader want to read on <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> x       <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Introduces subject  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> x      <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;">The subject is clearly found and the cover is very eye catching.

<span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> 3. Transitions <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Uses words or phrases to link ideas <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> x       <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Ideas lead naturally one to the next  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> x       <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Lack of transitions is appropriate for piece  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> x

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> 4. Ending <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Smooth and natural <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> x       <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Piece feels like a unified whole  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □x <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Writer effectively leaves the reader in      <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> suspense or wonder  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> x      <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;">For the average person the magazine would be very informative and leave the reader with a much better knowledge of motorsport safety.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> **Language and Style** <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> //**Which word choices are particularly effective?**// <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Specific action verbs <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □x <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Specific nouns <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □x <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Unique language use <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □x <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Sentence variety <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □x

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> //**What language techniques did the writer use to**// <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> //**enhance authenticity and mood?**// <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Spelling <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> x       <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Sentence style  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> x       <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Dialect  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> x       <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Register  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> x       <span style="font-family: Optima,Optima,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Other  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> □  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> x