1. Author and title: Identify the full name of the author and the title of the work.
2. Genre: What type of writing is it (op-ed, newspaper article, magazine article, speech, book Excerpt, other)? What's it for?
3. Author's purpose: Is the author's purpose to enlighten, inspire, inform, persuade, argue, report, describe, or something else (or some combination)? What does the author want the reader to think, do, feel, or know?
4. Audience: What specific audience is this text aimed at (environmental scientists, college students looking for a job, etc.)? What does the writer assume that the reader will already know or feel? What does the writer do that makes it clear he/ she is addressing this specific audience? Is there anything about the wording or tone that gives you a clue (is it conversational, academic, professional, emotional, or other)? Describe one or two examples.
5. Logic/evidence: What kind of evidence does the writer use: reasoning, examples from common knowledge or observation, examples from well-known texts or authors, ideas from experts, historical examples, facts, studies, or other?
6. Overall: Beyond what you've already explained above, what makes this reading different from some of the other readings we've done so far in this class? What characteristics stand out to you?