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Writing to Analyze. For Composition I Corresponds to Chapter 8 of The McGraw-Hill Guide. To Analyze. To evaluate To examine To break down To “pick apart” To better understand. An Analysis.
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Writing to Analyze For Composition I Corresponds to Chapter 8 of The McGraw-Hill Guide
To Analyze • To evaluate • To examine • To break down • To “pick apart” • To better understand
An Analysis • “examines an issue or topic by identifying the parts that make up the whole. You can gain a clearer understanding of your subject when you look closely at the individual pieces that constitute the whole.” (Roen 196).
Rhetorical Considerations • Audience • Purpose • Voice, tone, point of view • Context, medium, genre
Effective Analytical Writing • Focus on a complex subject • Thorough explanation of parts and how they relate • Research-based writing • Focused presentation • Insights • Conclusion that ties it all together
Types of Analyses • Many types, e.g.: • Scientific analysis • Literary analysis • Rhetorical analysis • Visual analysis
Writing a Visual Analysis • Rhetorical analysis of primarily visual text • Should include: • A copy of the visual • A written description of the visual • An analysis of what the visual is communicating – the rhetorical features of the visual • See page 215 for questions to start analysis • Look at “Irony As a Disguise” (example of visual analysis) on page 216-17.
Writing Process • Start by selecting visual to analyze • Ask invention questions • Do some research • Review invention and research to get organized • Outline and draft, incorporating research with own ideas • “Question” your draft to revise • Edit, proofread and “polish”
Works Cited Roen, Duane, Gregory R. Glau, Barry M. Maid. The McGraw-Hill Guide: Writing for College, Writing for Life. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw, 2013. Print.