| The Writing Assignment | 472 |
| Writing a Draft: Invention, Research, Planning, and Composing | 473 |
| Evaluating the Draft: Getting a Critical Reading | 484 |
| Improving the Draft: Revising, Formatting, Editing, and Proofreading | 486 |
Write an essay analyzing one or more aspects of a story. Aim to convince readers that your analysis is interesting and contributes to the conversation about the story. Back up your ideas with supporting quotations and examples from the story.
This Guide to Writing is designed to help you write your own analysis of a story and apply what you have learned from reading other students’ essays. This Starting Points chart will help you find answers to questions you might have about analyzing a story. Use the chart to find the guidance you need, when you need it.