For this lesson, please submit the first round of your analysis and critique essay: your paper’s introduction and first discussion section. When drafting and organizing your first two pages, consider the model outlined in the previous content pages:
Introduction
- Lead-In
- Personal Narrative with connection to focus topic
- Thesis Statement – (Topic + Assertion)
Discussions (add 1-2 from your subtopics) Review the following Writing Toolkit sections: Introduction, Titles, Discussion(body) Sections, Directly Quoting, Partially Quoting, Paraphrasing
- Topic Sentence/Point
- Explanation or Interpretation
- Example
- Significance
See Graphic for Writing the Research Essay Steps
To read more about this assignment’s requirements, please review this content page: Writing Toolkit: Writing the Analysis and Critique Essay.
Would you like to see a model? Here you go!
Remember that, as stated in the syllabus, you must show evidence of the writing process, and submitting your rough drafts as assigned fulfills that requirement. I reserve the right to refuse to evaluate any paper that did not show evidence of the writing process.
