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II. Introduction to the Passage(Comprehension questions) What type of literature is the essay? What’s the main idea and thesis of the writing? How does the author develop this thesis? Orwell shows the poverty of the natives by using five examples. Identify them. How many parts does the essay fall into? And what’s the main idea of each part? II. Introduction to the Passage A political essay Orwell leaves no doubt about his feelings concerning colonialism and its results. He has shown the readers how millions of people can be ignored and treated as less than human. Introduction to the Passage Main idea The author mainly describes the miserable life of the native people in Marrakech by employing examples. Genre analysis An expository paper explains or explores something, such as the process of making a machine, the causes of a natural or social phenomenon, the planning of a project, or the solution of a problem. Genre analysis The writer appeals to a readers understanding with verifiable (that can be verified) facts and valid information, explaining and interpreting materials so that the reader will accept his point of view or explanation. Genre analysis Thus he must organize and develop his thought objectively and present it with honesty and completeness so that the reader will have confidence in what he is saying. Genre analysis Generally the writer makes a statement of the central thought or of his purpose quite early. This statement is sometimes called the thesis, and may even be the title of the piece. Genre analysis Sometimes the writer may first present and develop his facts and make his general statement as a conclusion at the end. Genre analysis The specific method used in the essay— examples The objective presentation of examples show that the people in colonial countries are poverty-stricken. Questions How people are buried in Marrakech? What does it show? went past: more vivid than “was carried past” in a cloud: a large number of small thin