Textual Analysis

AEH Division 1

ENGL 1113: Composition II Value: 50 points

Writing Assignment: Textual Analysis

Purpose For this assignment you will critically read a text. This assignment is not an essay. It’s a short writing assignment where you demonstrate you understand how to read a text and identify the strategies used by another author.

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 • a conclusion that reinforces the claim/thesis of the paper

Tasks

• Identify Sources: Find an academic source using the online databases through OCCC’s library. • Analyze Sources: Examine the text, identifying claims, evidence, warrants, and assumptions. • Analyze Relationship between Text and Belief: Examine the text in relation to your belief, the

history of your belief, and the text’s application to your informative essay. • Draft and Revise: Write a 350-550 word analysis of the author’s argument, breaking down their

usage of claims, evidence, and how you see this source fitting into your research on your belief.

Requirements

• MLA Format • 350-550 words (double spaced) • In-text citations in the body of your essay • Work Cited page (because you are using an outside source) • A minimum of one source should appear on the works cited page (the text examined)

Grades for this Assignment

5% Of the overall grade for the course

Submit a polished, academic level

journal using MLA citation and format

Identify academic source

using OCCC databases

Analyze the text to identify claims,

evidence, warrants, and assumptions.

Analyze the relationship

between the source text and your belief

Write a rough draft and revise

your journal entry.

AEH Division 2

Criteria for Success

Category Description Points Mechanics Students will communicate using academic language and conventions of

Standard American English. 5

Formatting and Citations

Students will format an essay utilizing MLA style formatting. 10

Organization Students will present information in a unified and coherent manner. 15 Content and Analysis

Students will write an essay that responds to all parts of the prompt. 20

Total 50 pts.