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    Essay Analysis Rough Draft

    Analysis objectively discusses the structure of a piece of writing. DO NOT respond to the topic or attack the writer, whom you do not know. Review the Rhetorical Strategies, Survival Tips, and other analysis hints in Learning Module: Unit 1 for your choices; break down the parts of an essay to explain the whole. Must know: where the article originally appeared; who the original intended audience was; how the writer is using emotional appeals (pathos) and logical appeals (logos); how the author shows credibility (ethos)–both his/her credibility and credibility of sources. Assess why the author put the information together in that specific order. Remember: DON'T judge the writer or give an opinion about the issue, only the structure, organization, and parts of the essay. Use only the essay–NO OUTSIDE SOURCES. There often are length limits, depending on the original media format (magazine, newspaper, lead article, journal), so do not judge what was left out.
    For the 3-page analysis draft, choose only ONE article from the options below. DO NOT DISCUSS AN ENTIRE CHAPTER, JUST ONE ESSAY. The essays were written using various argumentation styles and organizational patterns for different purposes. Read any introductory material to know where and when it was originally published and to get a sense of the original intended audience (be more specific than just general audience) and slant (point of view). Assess the aspects of the author's pattern of writing and purpose for a particular audience, keeping in mind the media format, not what s/he is writing about–that is summary. Draft should be 3 pages plus a Works Cited (just the essay cited).
    CHOICES FOR ANALYSIS: pp. 118-20; 171-73; 180-83; 186-89; 342-45; 359-62; 398-400; 457-60.
    I will review and return drafts with comments and highlights about content, organization, and proofreading to help you better understand and develop content for an analysis and what mechanical errors to correct. Use the rules in Patterns for College Writing to help with grammar and mechanics. Much of the grade is knowing the task and following directions to write the required genre of analysis. I comment to help you revise, edit, and proofread, NOT discourage you.
    Submit your essay analysis rough draft in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or Rich Text Format (.rtf). Use MLA in-text citations when you quote, summarize, or paraphrase from the source. Use MLA formatting for this paper: double space all lines; MLA page numbering; correct Works Cited. MLA information is in Ch.18 in Patterns for College Writing. Include the required heading in the upper left corner of the first page, double line space. Use the title of the essay in quotations as the title, no bold or underline.

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