Christopher Columbus Revision
Your job is to find out how the writer is guiding you through the piece. You’re looking for how the ideas are chunked, how they are arranged, and how they are connected to each other.
You’re also to see how the lead gets your attention and if you can find the big idea there. The closing should feel finished.
The writer’s lead is a/an ____________________________.
It does/does not help me know what the piece is about because _________________________________________.
I think the writer is chunking the information by _________
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I think the writer arranged his chunks of information by ___
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Transitions that I noticed are _________________________
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The closing makes the piece feel finished by ____________
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A suggestion that I have is __________________________
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This page was created by Donna Vincent of the Muhlenberg County Schools. If you would like to know more about her lesson plans, email her at DVincent@Mberg.k12.ky.us