Textual Analysis

Goal:
While in Composition I you constructed and defended a point of view with evidence gathered from research, in this paper, you will consider the argument presented in a text and identify its parts (claim, evidence, assumptions, and warrants). For this assignment, you will write a paper that summarizes and identifies the claims within a text, weighs the use of evidence to support the claim, and presents your degree of agreement/disagreement.

Follow a Writing Process:
Before writing the essay, make use of invention technique to begin identifying the issue.
Planning includes identifying your thesis, establishing main ideas (or topic sentences) for each paragraph, supporting each paragraph with appropriate evidence, and creating ideas for the introductory and concluding paragraphs.
Draft and revise the essay as needed or as directed by professor.

Method of Organization:
a brief introduction that introduces the author and text and establishes the thesis
a paragraph (or two) that summarizes the author’s claims and/or sub-claims
multiple paragraphs that evaluate the type and quality of evidence used
multiple paragraphs that agree and/or disagree with the author’s position
a conclusion that reinforces the claim/thesis of the paper

Requirements:
MLA Format
1.5 – 2 pages (double spaced)
In-text citations in the body of your essay
Work Cited page
A minimum of one source