make clear the structure of the article?

[longxianchen]

Hi,

We know that articles are usually written in a proper order. Sometimes the orders are called threads.Suppose my students are not clear about the structure of an article and I want them to analyse it and get more clear about it themself. In other words, I want them to undertand the structure clearly in their own mind, whether I will ask them to say out their views in front of the class or not(possibly,I will not want them to explain it to me).In this case , can I instruct them by saying "please make clear the order of the article"?
If not, will "analyse, understand, work out or figure out" work?
Thanks a lot!!

 

[JMurray]

not a teacher

If you want them to have a good grasp of the structure but not necessarily explain it to you or to the class, you could say: "Please work out/figure out the structure and have it clear in your own mind".

 

[longxianchen]

Thank you very much.

 

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