11. "Looking for Moose to Moon over"

The author begins this article with an interesting attention getter; the crisis of wanting to please his son by letting him watch animal shows, while at the same time not wanting to allow his son too much time on T.V. This introduction helps the reader to give attention to the full article, by being interesting, yet simple. The story contains one of the vacations that the narrator and his family went on to try and see moose. In this article, the author describes the first time his son, Henrik, had seen a moose.  The author, his two sons, (Anders and Henrik), and his wife Amy, were all very surprised the first time that they saw a bull moose. The conclusion proves that the experience of seeing animals in reality is so much more valuable than seeing them on T.V. This connects the introduction and conclusion, wrapping up the essay with strong, descriptive writing.

Axelson uses descriptive language and real facts throughout his narrative article. These forms of writing make the article much more interesting and make the reader feel as if he is experiencing what the Axelson family felt. Instead of merely saying antlers, the author wrote “two branches of velvet extending from either side of its head” to describe the bull moose that he saw. This writing enriches the article, and causes the reader to enjoy reading it. Also, throughout the entire essay the author does a good job of describing the entire family vacation without elaborating too much on the details. Overall, the essay was very well-written, and had strong language usage throughout.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/travel/looking-for-moose-to-moon-over.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=Moth-Visible&module=inside-nyt-region&region=inside-nyt-region&WT.nav=inside-nyt-region&_r=1