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“Japanese Jazz”
by Michael Hertz
Essay Thesis and Organization
What is the internal organization of
the first paragraph? How does the author build up to the thesis?
How might the author justify the
multi-paragraph opening discussion of American jazz.
The essay has 12 paragraphs. Create a
paragraph outline, and group the paragraphs into sections or units to recreate
the original rough outline. Within this paragraph outline, can you explain the
order of points about Japanese jazz?
What idea does the author use to
transition from American jazz to Japanese jazz?
What terms or concepts or people
mentioned in the paragraphs about American jazz appear again in the paragraphs
about Japanese jazz?
Sources
How does the author employ sources to
explain and support his points about Japanese culture?
Describe the mix of sources. Place the
sources into categories:
books, articles, Web sources.
Explain the single quotations that
appear in the second full paragraph on page 17.
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