Review the advice for drafting an analytical thesis statement in section 4d. Exchange a current draft with a classmate. Examine the thesis statement in your classmate’s draft. Is your classmate offering a judgment of the text that he or she is writing about? Or merely presenting a summary? Write brief notes for your classmate, offering a revision suggestion or two. Then exchange papers again. How might you revise your thesis based on your classmate’s comments? Make some brief notes for yourself in the space below about how to revise.

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