Chapter 7: Writing to Analyze

Genres in Conversation: Analytical Writing

What is writing to analyze?

What kinds of documents are used to present an analysis?

How can I write an analytical essay?
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  • Magazine articles
    Sito Negron, Baghdad, Mexico

  • Rhetorical analyses
    Brooke Gladstone,The Goldilocks Number

  • Analytical blog posts
    Nick Bilton, Disruptions: Digital Era Redefining Etiquette

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  • NEWS ANALYSES:
    Chicago Tribune,The Drone Future

  • DOCUMENTARY FILMS:
    Adriana Barbaro and Jeremy Earp,Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood

  • ANALYSTICAL ESSAYS:
    Marlene Zuk, Misguided Nostalgia for Our Paleo Past

  • Find a conversation and listen in

  • Conduct your analysis

  • Prepare a draft

  • Review and improve your draft

  • * Student Essay

    Living (and Dying) Large, by Ali Bizzul

  • * Project Ideas