Imagine that J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, has died. You are the editor of a national newspaper and need to decide whether to run a tribute to J. K. Rowling mirroring the structure of Harper’s Weekly obituary of Mark Twain, or the Colorado Springs Gazette chronology, “Some of the Ills That Have Beset America’s Arch Jester.”
Which of the two passages is more appropriate for your task?
Be sure to support your answer with one detail from each passage.
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