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significance of the evidence.
a. Your topic sentence will state the criterion you are analyzing. It
should be clear and use strong
verbs.
b. Details from your source will prove your topic sentence. All details
should be embedded and
cited effectively. If, for example, your topic sentence addresses the
verification of facts, then all
of the evidence in your paragraph should highlight how the author
verifies (or doesn’t) facts.
c. Your explanation should follow each quote from step b.
Explanation should focus on the
criterion you are evaluating to explain to the audience how well the
author has met the criterion.
d. Final explanation should be the final sentence(s) in the paragraph.
It will explain how the
information in the paragraph is relevant to your overall thesis (i.e.,
how does it contribute to your
analysis). Though this is a small part of each paragraph, it is crucial,
as it is where the analysis
comes.
3. Your conclusion will give a final statement about the overall
effectiveness of the article. It will not merely
summarize everything you have said; instead, it will give some future
context for the article—i.e., when
and where (if at all) can the article be used?
4. Your essay will have a Works Cited page and correct internal
citations. Any quotes and/or paraphrases
will be appropriately embedded and cited internally. If either the
Works Cited or the internal citations are
missing, your essay will earn a 0 for plagiarism. No other research
should be done on the topic without
prior approval.
5. The rough draft of your essay will be no fewer than 560 words. The
final draft of your essay will be no
fewer than 750 words and follow the manuscript guidelines found on
Canvas. The word count includes