Review the advice for drafting an analytical thesis statement. 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 revision goals for yourself in the space below.
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