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Language Learning Center

Writing Workshop for Multilingual Speakers and Writers

Matthew David Collins PizzornoAdjunct FacultyPalomar College and ALCI: CSU San Marcos

Writing an Analysis Paper

• Understand the basic organization of an Academic Paragraph and Essay.

• Understand the purpose of an analysis essay or paper

• How do we organize an analysis essay or paper

Upon finishing this workshop, you will be able to:

Topic Sentence

Supporting Sentences

Concluding Sentence

What is the form of an academic paragraph?

Essay Organization

I. Introduction Paragraph: (This is where your thesis statement should go.) But where??

II. Body Paragraph 1

III. Body Paragraph 2

IV. Body Paragraph 3V. Concluding Paragraph (Here

we need to restate our Thesis.)

Ok, that is great and all, but…

What is an ANALYSIS PAPER or ESSAY??

*To analyze a particular topic, subject or problem means to break it into parts small enough to handle.

*In analysis you are using classification and division. Classification is the arrangement of objects, people or ideas with shared characteristics into classes or groups.

*We place them in general categories. Classification goes hand in hand with division, which is the act of cutting up one big group into several subgroups.

What is Analysis Per Se?

So, how do we do this???

It is all about organization….

What should we put here

Thesis Statement Handout…

Social Media appears to have taken over the world. Write an eight page analysis essay explaining this phenomenon………

Let’s look at a sample prompt….

So how do we expand these ideas?????

This is a “strong” topic sentence…

An interesting point … not a summary

According to the text, “……”

(Author) writes “….”

This is the conclusion sentence.

In conclusion,….

A.X.E.S. can help you from writing too much

Contact Me: Mpizzorn@csusm.com

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