Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Earth without People

1.  Paragraphs 7 and 8 describe a causal chain.  Diagram this causal chain.  What other causal chains can you identify?

4.  Throughout the essay, Weisman piles up series and catalogs of details.  Point to a few places he does this.  What is the effect of such lists of details?  Are they absolutely necessary, or could the essay make its point without them?

5.  What do the visuals contribute to this essay?  How would the essay be different without the?  If you were choosing alternative (or additional) visuals for this essay, what kind would your choose, and where would your place them?

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