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Chapter 1. Information about writing strategies and analysis
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- Gathering Information and Building Your Argument 1. Review your assignment carefully
- Gather basic information about the subject of your analysis.
Chapter 1. Information about writing strategies and analysis
1.1 What is analysis in writing? An analysis is your opportunity to contextualize and explain the evidence for your reader. Your analysis might tell the reader why the evidence is important, what it means, or how it connects to other ideas in your writing. An analysis is a piece of writing that looks at some aspect of a document in detail. To write a good analysis, you’ll need to ask yourself questions that focus on how and why the document works the way it does. You can start the process by gathering information about the subject of your analysis and defining the questions your analysis will answer. Once you’ve outlined your main arguments, look for specific evidence to support them. You can then work on putting your analysis together into a coherent piece of writing. The given tips help you to organize your analysis in writing: Gathering Information and Building Your Argument 1. Review your assignment carefully. Before you begin working on your analysis, make sure you have a clear understanding of what you are supposed to do.[1] If you’re writing an analysis for a class, your instructor probably provided detailed instructions for completing the assignment. If not, don’t hesitate to ask them questions about what they expect of you. Try to find out: - if your analysis is supposed to answer a specific question or focus on a particular -aspect of the document you are analyzing. - if there are any length or formatting requirements for the analysis. - the citation style your instructor wants you to use. - on what criteria your instructor will evaluate your analysis (e.g., organization, originality, good use of references and quotations, or correct spelling and grammar). 4 Gather basic information about the subject of your analysis. Most analysis assignments involve picking apart a single document. You could be asked to analyze a textual document, such as a book, a poem, an article, or a letter. Some analyses focus on visual or auditory sources, such as a painting, a photograph, or a film. Identify exactly what it is you will be analyzing, and gather basic information, such as: - the title of the document (if it has one). - the name of the creator of the document. For example, depending on the type of document you’re working with, this could be the author, artist, director, performer, or photographer. - the form and medium of the document (e.g., “Painting, oil on canvas”). - when and where the document was created. - the historical and cultural context of the work. Do a close reading of the document and take notes. Once you’ve gathered some basic information, examine the document closely. If your analysis is supposed to answer a specific question or address a particular aspect of the document, keep that in mind. Write down your thoughts and impressions. For example, if you’re analyzing an advertisement poster, you might make note of: - who you believe the intended audience is for the advertisement. 4 https://www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Analysis - what rhetorical choices the author made to persuade the audience of their main point. - what product is being advertised. - how the poster uses images to make the product look appealing. - whether there is any text in the poster, and, if so, how it works together with the images to reinforce the message of the ad. - what the purpose of the ad is or what its main point is. Download 0.69 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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