Help with english reading and writing

1. Consider the different kinds of process writing. Which kind of process is this essay? Is this a process explanation of mummification, or is it an instructional process? How do you know?

1. What is the primary purpose of the essay? Is the essay meant to be a serious treatment of the subject it discusses? How can you tell?

1. Many details in this essay are extremely graphic. Why do you think Goodheart chose to include such harsh—even disgusting—details? Do you think these details add to the essay’s appeal, or do you think they do just the opposite?

1. What kind of transition words does the author use? What kind of organization is evident in this piece of writing?

1. Why did the ancient Egyptians practice mummification? What equipment is needed for the process Goodheart describes?

1. What factual information did you learn from this essay? Do you think you would have learned more if the information on mummification had been presented in a more serious, straightforward way? (Why/why not?)

1. Vocabulary – collect vocabulary from this essay. What are the vocabulary clues you were able to find in context?

1. Choose one sentence or quote from the entire essay. Copy it, with quotation marks around it, followed by parentheses with the page number that the quote is on. In a few sentences, explain why the quote caught your attention. Why is the quote important to the story or part of the story Goodheart is telling? Does it have any relevance to your own experience? Does it make you want to learn more about something?