Analyzing a text

Writing practice: Analyzing a text

Share your draft with a writing center tutor or a classmate. Use the advice about analyzing a text in section 4d 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)? Using the feedback you receive, write three to five revision goals in the space below.

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Share your draft with a writing center tutor or a classmate. Use the guidelines for analyzing a text in section 1d 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)? Using the feedback you receive, write three to five revision goals in the space below.