What I Can Do More Directions: Read the paragraph and think how you can improve it by using appropriate cohesive or transitional devices. To show the improvements you have made on the paragraph, rewrite it in one whole sheet of paper. Then rate your performance using this rubric. 5 4 3 2 Total Organization of ideas Use of transitional devices Evaluate your writing activity as to its; 1. Organization of ideas Does the paragraph start with the product focus? Does the writer use details to make clear what the qualities of the product are? Does the writer use a clincher statement that convinces the reader to buy the product? 2. Use of transitional devices Does the use of transitional devices clearly show the relation of the ideas? Do the transitional devices help in the smooth flow of the ideas? 1001 Books You Must read Before You Die is a bold and bright reference to the novels and the writers that have excited the world's imagination. An incisive guide to the books that have had an impact, whether in the form of critical acclaim or as cult classics. An eclectic selection by an international team of writers, critics, academicians, and journalists. Featuring over 600 full-color images of book covers and frontispieces, posters, and other contextual images and presenting quotes from individual novels and authors, this is an ideal book for everybody who loves to read. Source: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, The Philippine Star, 6 April 2006.​