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For chapter four, make an argument for the chapter's organization. The chapter is organized in a certain way--why? Use text for support, and clearly state how that text supports your argument.

Also, keep a list of at least seven pieces of language that show rather than tell. Jot the piece of language down, and then write what it "tells."

Example:

"Each question I asked opened up a new lesion of ignorance or misinformation."

This line says that students are "wounded" by their lack of knowledge...they know what they don't know. Immediately following this line, Conroy tells us, "A stunned embarrassment gripped the class..." We picture the students' shame at having their "ignorance" exposed--it's now as visible as an open sore. How could you not want to soothe those wounds? To cure the patient? It's not like Conroy was asking questions that he believed were difficult--the questions that opened these "lesions" ranged from "Who's the current president" to " What's two plus two?"  And there was no question where the students could find relief in their knowledge because "each" one just opened a "new lesion.".