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Paper Instructions:

Writing Assignment:
Select a current editorial on a controversial issue that interests you, and write a 1,000 word (about 3 pages) editorial analysis essay in which you discuss a cogent, analytical thesis. Your purpose with this assignment is to analyze an editorial, explaining to an audience how all of the editorial’s pieces fit together in order to make a point or persuade a reader. Remember that to analyze something means to break it down into its parts. Do not try to discuss everything. Instead, concentrate on constructing a precise, focused argument. Remember, you are not offering your opinion; you are offering an argument. 

Think about the following questions to help you analyze an editorial: What is the purpose of this editorial? What do you think the author wants the audience to think, feel, or do after reading this editorial? Is it clear that you are looking at a strong or more successful example? How can you tell? What are the parts of the document? Can you list them? Are there any trouble spots in this article? For example, does the author have clear evidence? Does this article show bias? What was most striking to you when reading this article? How would you describe the author’s tone? Choose three words the best describe how he or she sounds. Does the tone help the author present the topic, in what ways? Is there anything else you would like to say about this editorial or its contents? If you had to produce the same type of editorial, what parts do you think you would have to use? What parts do you think you could change?

Your audience is our class and me, your instructor. Do not merely summarize the editorial. Argue your assertions by supporting them with your reasoning and direct quotes from the editorial.

The essay should have a strong thesis statement, and a clear structure. Your thesis statement should state explicitly what you are going to examine and why an analysis of what you have chosen to examine is important in the understanding of the text. You will need to demonstrate your thoughts, using specific details/evidence to support your thesis and develop your points. Use Modern Language Association (MLA) in-text citation and work cited entry (see Easy Writer pp. 212-254). This analysis should be based on your own personal interpretation of the editorial. Please don’t do any outside research for this project. Your Work Cited page should have only one source on it: the primary source. 

Writing Process:
Use the writing process you learned about in English 101/102 (see example “Writing As Process” in eCampus). This process can be broken down into the following stages:
1.    Examine the writing assignment by noting your purpose, audience, and tone.
2.    Create/discover ideas by listing, freewriting, clustering, or other creating activity: Read the editorial several times, and highlight the sentences that you think best sum up the author’s thesis. Make notes about parts that seem important. Think about if and how structure, tone, dictions, logos/pathos/ethos are used, and make some notes.
3.    Explore possibilities of writing strategies, thesis, and rough draft.
4.    Write a rough draft.
5.    Get some optional feedback/critique from a class peer, instructor, and/or tutor.
6.    Edit your essay by working on large scale issues such as content and organization as well as small-scale issues such as sentences, diction (word choice/usage), and punctuation and manuscript mechanics.
7.    Proofread your essay one last time before submitting it on the due date and time.

Tips on Organizing Your Essay:
Introduction 
1.    Reveal the author’s full name (if there is one) and full title of editorial you will analyze. (After the first full reference to an author’s name, use last name only. After the first full reference to a title, you may shorten subsequent references with a shortened version of the title.)
2.    Provide background information that leads up to/ introduces your thesis.
3.    Offer a clear, well-established thesis. (Do not write the kind of thesis beginning “The purpose of this essay is to . . . .”)
Body Paragraphs
1.    Write strong topic sentences with controlling ideas related to the thesis.
2.    Offer plenty of paragraph development/support for your topic sentence (about five to eight sentences).
3.    As part of your development/support, quote from the editorial that you choose to analyze. You want to prove your critical thinking assertions on the editorial.
4.    Consider writing a concluding sentence for your topic sentence paragraphs.
Conclusion 
1.    Give closure to your essay by writing a concluding paragraph.
2.    Summarize your essay (but do not repeat the thesis word for word).
3.    Reveal what you have learned about the editorial by making your analysis.
Work Cited  
Write a Work Cited page, using MLA sormat.  Refer to Easy Writer to write your Work Cited entry. Your Work Cited entry is double spaced.

Suggestions for Handling Quotes:
1.    Choose your quotes that support your argument. 
2.    Decide where the discussion of the quotes should be placed in your paper.  You want to try to integrate the quotes with your discussion.  In other words, you don’t want to provide your argument and then offer your evidence.  You want them to have cohesion and unity.      
3.    A good way to handle your quotes:
a.    Introduce the quote/set it up for the reader.  For example, where in the editorial does it occur? What should the reader be looking for in the quote?
b.    Provide the quote.  (Make sure you type it exactly as it appears in the text.)
c.    Write what you think quote actually says.  In other words, pretend it is in a different language and you have to translate it for your audience.  Tell your audience how you understand, or read that quote.
d.    Explain the quote’s significance to the text.  How does it fit into the text?  What function does it play in the text itself?  How is it connected to the meaning of the text?
e.    Explain the quote’s relationship to your overall idea/argument/main point about the text.  Bring the reader back to your argument.  Why did you select this quote to support your argument?  How does it support your argument?

Submission Requirements:
Use MLA style. Double space your essay in Times Roman pt 12. Do not write a separate title page. In your upper left hand corner, double spaced, include your name (first name first), your instructor, the course (English 102), and the date of submission. Create a Header in the upper right corner by using your header/footer feature. Give your essay a precise, interesting title (Do not write the kind of title beginning “Editorial Analysis of ….”), and center your title on the page. See example in EasyWriter (253). Refer to EasyWriter for grammar guidelines. 

WILL BE HANDED IN ON TURN IT IN- ONLY NEED ONE CITED ARTICLE WHICH IS - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/opinion/historic-preservation-solar-panels.html