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Scaffolding 2

Analysis Worksheet 1 Scaffolding 2 .............'s Letter to the Author
Here are some ideas which might help you fill in the grid.

Content: What is the paragraph about? You might look for…

Descriptive details of the book's/poem's plot, characters., theme/issues
Descriptive details of the writer's personal experiences
Descriptive details of evidence given to support the issue/point of view
Descriptive details of the writer's response to the book (a feeling, a memory, an action, a sudden understanding or insight...)

Textual Coherence/Purpose: How does the author…

Introduce the topic/Hook the reader (anecdotes, before-and-after comparisons, sharing something personal…)
Link between personal experience and the book / explain his/her response to the book (a feeling, a memory, an action, a sudden understanding or insight...)
Present a theme or address an issue
Elaborate on an issue or a statement
Deal with various aspects of the theme usingrelevant evidence to support his or her point of view
Show his/her response to the book (a feeling, a memory, an action, a sudden understanding or insight...)
Summarize and conclude his or her letter

Linguistic devices:

List chunks and phrases the writer uses at certain stages in the letter. E.g., “from the very first words that were written...” /
“I soon realized that it…” / “... was my wake-up call”

Your personal critical evaluation:

Anything you want to say about this part of the text referring to aspects of content (originality/persuasiveness/authenticity/logic/coherence...).Is there anything that is possibly relevant for your own life or for the world? You can mention any associations you had when reading the letter....