SR+Interview+Genre

**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** //**__Interview___**// **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. x

2. What visual techniques did the writer use to enhance  authenticity and mood?  Appearance  Font x  Arrangement on page x   Graphics □  Other <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16pt;">□ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;">3. What point of view did the writer select? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> The subject’s x

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> An inanimate object’s □

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Other □

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;">**Organization** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;">//**How did the writer choose to organize the piece to**// <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;">//**accomplish the purpose?**// <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;">1. Organizational pattern <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Chronological □

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Order of importance □

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Categorical □

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Inverted pyramid x

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Problem solution □

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Spatial □

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Other □

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> ©2006 by Melinda Putz from //A Teacher’s Guide to the Multigenre Research Project.// Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;">**HANDOUT 2F**

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;">2. Lead <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Makes reader want to read on x   <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Introduces subject x

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;">3. Transitions <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Uses words or phrases to link ideas □ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Ideas lead naturally one to the next □ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Lack of transitions is appropriate for piece □

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;">4. Ending <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Smooth and natural x   <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Piece feels like a unified whole x    <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Writer effectively leaves the reader in   <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> suspense or wonder x

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;">**Language and Style** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;">//**Which word choices are particularly effective?**// <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Specific action verbs x   <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Specific nouns x    <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Unique language use □ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Sentence variety x

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;">//**What language techniques did the writer use to**// <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;">//**enhance authenticity and mood?**// <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Spelling x   <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Sentence style □ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Dialect □ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Register □ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman',serif;"> Other □