©Dr. Shuchter
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Assignment: Write an essay in which you convince readers that you have made an informed judgment.
I. Basic Features of Analytical Essays
1. A Clearly Defined Subject
2. A Clear, Balanced Judgment
3. A Convincing Evaluative Argument
4. Pointed Comparisons
II. The Writing Assignment
Your principal aim is to convince your readers that your judgment of this subject is informed and reasonable.
III. Invention and Research
Freewriting
Choose and explore a subject
Explore your subject
Analyze your readers
Develop an argumentative strategy
Find evidence
Justify your reasons
Draw comparisons
Test your choice
IV. Planning and Drafting
Seeing what you have
Setting goals
1. Your readers
2. Presentation of the subject
3. Your evaluative argument
4. The beginning and the ending
V. Outlining......
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Approximate Word Count: 294
Approximate Pages: 2 (260 words per double-spaced page) |