Today I realized that drawing is a lot like writing; so, I decided to use one of my own pictures as my aesthetic. When I draw I first pencil the outline of the flower; then I go back with a pen and fill in the details. This is just like when you first begin to write an essay, you create an outline or a “ruff draft” that abruptly gets to the main point of what you want to say, and then you go back and fill in the details of your story.
I was comforted today when I found out other people were nervous about the analytical essay too. So, I did some googling and found some tips on how to write your outline for the analytical essay. This can be found at http://www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Analytical-Essay
1. In the first paragraph really explain what it is about.
2. Start to plot out what you want to write. Do this underneath your introduction.
3. Come up with a main idea for each paragraph. Explain your main idea; maybe throw in a quote that will help to explain it in better detail.
4. Back up your ideas with examples. If you're writing a descriptive essay, consider a personal example. Otherwise, find an objective example to support your analysis.
5. Follow these procedures for each paragraph that you need to write.
6. State your conclusion. Restate your introduction and leave the readers thinking. Make your conclusion something very brief that anyone could read.
Tips
7. Beginnings and endings are good places to use quotes, metaphors, and repetition, for effect, because introductions and conclusions should not have any details or in-depth analysis; that is what your body paragraphs are there for.
8. If you are writing a formal analysis or critique, then avoid using colloquial writing. Though informal language may bring some color to a paper, you do not want to risk weakening your argument by influencing it with verbal slang.
9. Ask yourself "What am I trying to prove?" The answer should be in your thesis. If not, go back and fix it.
Warnings
• Avoid making your essay too tacky by using too few quotations. Remember that you want to incorporate others' ideas, too.
• Don't try to add useless sentences to make an analytical essay longer; it is better to leave it short and to the point. Make each sentence count.
Those are really good tips, I especially like the one about, "Ask yourself "What am I trying to prove?" I can see how easy it is to lose yourself in an Analytical essay.
ReplyDelete-Sarah
Wow so first of all you are artist that drawing is very good, I was horrible at drawing. But I think your tips are really helpful. I hope it’s as easy as it sounds!!
ReplyDelete-Ryan Adair
I agree with Ryan, the drawing is VERY good. It is detailed and way better than what I can do because I am a horrible artist I mess up stick people! I appreciate the list that you provided I hope that I can use those techniques in my paper to make it from good to GREAT and I especially like #9- MAKE EACH SENTENCE COUNT!!!!!!!!!!
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