Analyzing a text

As you write: Analyzing a text

Share your draft with a writing center tutor or a classmate. Use the guidelines for analyzing a text (p. 124) to gain perspective on your draft. Does your draft accomplish its purpose? Do you understand the author’s main idea? Have you looked carefully at the author’s evidence? Have you identified any faulty reasoning? Does your analysis present your judgment of the author’s ideas (not just a summary)? Write three to five revision goals in the space below. Click Submit.

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Share your draft with a writing center tutor or a classmate. Use the guidelines for analyzing a text (p. 124) to gain perspective on your draft. Does your draft accomplish its purpose? Do you understand the author’s main idea? Have you looked carefully at the author’s evidence? Have you identified any faulty reasoning? Does your analysis present your judgment of the author’s ideas (not just a summary)? Write three to five revision goals in the space below. Click Submit.