answer these questions about this article and follow this guide to draft a critical analysis essay.

I. Introduction

This is where readers will have a chance to get an idea of what your essay will be about and what you will prove throughout. Don't give all of your information away here, but give readers a sample of what is to come. Don't forget to review your Writing Plan to make sure you are hitting all of the points that you planned out, while also stating your claim. (Note that if your claim and points have changed since the Writing Plan, that is okay, but it is advised to seek feedback on your new approach, either through your instructor or the SNHU Online Writing Center).

1. Provides an overview of the work you have analyzed, briefly describing main points, and your thoughts about your selected article.
2. Compose an engaging thesis that states the claim that you will prove and support throughout your essay. This statement will give direction to your essay and should be well thought out.

II. Body

The body is your opportunity to describe and support your claim in depth. Make sure your thoughts and evidence are clear and organized in a way that is easy for readers to follow and understand.

1. Be sure to write multiple paragraphs that are focused, clearly state their intent, and move logically from one to the other, building the thesis argument as the essay progresses.
2. Your body paragraphs should support your claim by combining thoughts and ideas with evidence from the selected reading. There is no such thing as a right or wrong claim; the key is how your claim is supported and the quality of the evidence used.

III. Conclusion

Think of the conclusion as a review of your analysis. Use this section to restate your claim, and remind readers of your supporting evidence. Think of this as your last chance to prove your point.

1. Review your claim and summarize key supporting points. This section should consist of a review of your main points employed to support your argument.
2. Your conclusion should articulate insights about your claim established through your analysis. This should follow logically from your argument, referring to key points or quotes used to support your claim.

Questions

1. After re-reading your selected article, write a 3-4 sentence overview of the work, briefly describing main points and your thoughts about the writing. Include the author's name and title of the article in this overview. These sentences will be part of your Introduction.

2. In Assignment 1: Writing Plan, you wrote a claim* to be addressed in your analysis essay. The claim should again clearly state what you believe is the author's goal in his or her article, your reaction to this goal (e.g., do you agree or disagree?), and why you had this reaction. After re-reading and re-evaluating the article, do you want to change your claim? If so, re-write your claim in the textbox below. If you are still happy with your original claim, enter it again in the textbox.

3. In Assignment 1: Writing Plan, you listed three possible key points* that the author used to support his or her goal. Re-write the first supporting point in the textbox below. Then list one way in which the reading supports this point.

4. Now look for specific evidence* to support this first key point. The evidence should be a direct quote* from the article, a summary* of a section of the article, or a paraphrased* section of the article. Include the evidence in the textbox. (Remember to put quotation marks around direct quotes and cite the source in either MLA or APA format.

5. Write 1-2 sentences that explain how this piece of evidence supports the author's goal (from Question 2). Then, write 4 or more sentences that explain your reaction to the author's key point (e.g., do you agree or disagree with this key point and its evidence? Do you think the author met his/her goal with the evidence that is being presented? Does additional information need to be included?) Remember to elaborate on your reaction.

6. Write the second key point/supporting point from your Assignment 1: Writing Plan notes in the textbox below.

7. Now look for specific evidence to support this second key point. The evidence should be a direct quote from the article, a summary of a section of the article, or a paraphrased section of the article. Include the evidence in the textbox. (Remember to put quotation marks around direct quotes.)

8. Write 1-2 sentences that explain how this piece of evidence supports your claim (from Question 2). Then, write 4 or more sentences that explain your reaction to the author's key point (e.g., do you agree or disagree with this key point and its evidence? Do you think the author met his/her goal with the evidence that is being presented? Does additional information need to be included?) Remember to elaborate on your reaction.

9. Write the third key point/supporting point from your Assignment 1: Writing Plan notes in the textbox below.

10. Now look for specific evidence to support this third key point. The evidence should be a direct quote from the article, a summary of a section of the article, or a paraphrased section of the article. Include the evidence in the textbox. (Remember to put quotation marks around direct quotes.)

11. Write 1-2 sentences that explain how this piece of evidence supports your claim (from Question 2). Then, write 4 or more sentences that explain your reaction to the author's key point (e.g., do you agree or disagree with this key point and its evidence? Do you think the author met his/her goal with the evidence that is being presented? Does additional information need to be included?) Remember to elaborate on your reaction.

12. Re-state your claim exactly as it is stated in Question 2.

13. Write 3-4 sentences that summarize your reaction to the author's key supporting points (Questions 3-11).

14. Explain at least 2 insights* about your claim established through your analysis