When two authors are asked about their writing process, their answers are
surprisingly different. william zinsser, the author of on writing well, explores how
personal the writing process is for each writer. read zinsser's first chapter, "the
transaction," and consider his perspectives.
answer the questions in the reading guide as you go along. if you come across a
word you don't know, try to figure out its meaning by reading the rest of the
sentence. make a guess about what the word might mean and then check the
dictionary to confirm your answer. write the definitions in your own words in the
reading guide. d)
1. print and look over your reading guide.
2. open your reading and look for the underlined text as you read. each question in
the first part of your reading guide is related to an underlined word or passage. you
can also find the questions at the bottom of your reading. d

Hurry 20 mins all the animals were now present except moses, the tame raven, who slept on a perch behind the back door. when major saw that they had all made themselves comfortable and were waiting attentively he cleared his throat and began: "comrades, you have heard already about the strange dream that i had last night. but i will come to the dream later. i have something else to say first. i do not think, comrades, that i shall be with you for many months longer, and before i die i feel it my duty to pass on to you such wisdom as i have acquired. i have had a long life, i have had much time for thought as i lay alone in my stall, and i think i may say that i understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living. it is about this that i wish to speak to you." which historical figure does old major most likely represent? tsar nicholas ii an imperial guard vladimir lenin joseph stalin