Write+to+Analyze

** Part I  ** : Read Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” (Faigley 303-309) ** Part II  ** : Read the student example “Investigating ‘Independence’: An analysis of Frederick Douglass’s Speech, ‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?’” (198). __ Guidelines for writing a literature analysis:  __ “// Literary Analysis // takes into account elements of literature such as plot, character, and setting, paying particular attention to language and metaphor. The goal of literary analysis is to interpret a literary text and support that interpretation with evidence or, more simply, to make a discovery about a text that you share with your readers.” (160). __ Select a text to analyze (188). __   1. Examine the assignment 2. Find a text to analyze 3. Make an analytical claim 4. Research the context 5. Research the author and audience __ Analyze context and text (192). __   1. Consider the medium and genre 2. Consider the main claim or claims 3. Consider the evidence 4. Analyze the appeals 5. Situate the text in its context 6. Consider the style and tone __ Write a draft (194). __   1. Briefly describe the text you are analyzing 2. Make a claim 3. Analyze the context 4. Analyze the text 5. Build a strong conclusion __ Revise, revise, revise (196). __   1. Does your paper or project meet the assignment? 2. Does your analysis have a clear purpose? 3. Do you support your analysis with evidence? 4. Is your organization effective? 5. Is the writing project visually effective? 6. Save the editing for last
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