Analisis

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GUIDELINES FOR A CRITICAL ANALYSIS WRITING THE CRITICAL ANALYSIS
A critical analysis is your reaction to the information in an articleand your evaluation of the manner in which the information is presented in the article.
Directions:
1. Select an article related to your topic.
2. Determine the main point or thesis of the article.3. List the points\arguments\ the author uses to support the thesis or make his main point.
4. Evaluate the author's presentation. In other words, how well did the author make his/her point orsupport the thesis of the paper.
• You may want to criticize the facts or lack of facts, the organization, the tone, the author's credibility.
• Who wrote the article? What do you know about theauthor?
• Is the article straight news reporting, a commentary on some event or situation, an editorial? Is it just the facts or a discussion of something that has happened?
• Does theauthor appear objective? What kind of language does the author use? Is it emotional?
• Are the facts correct, clear? Do they "seem" accurate. Is the information complete? Does it appear that someimportant facts are omitted?
• Does the writer appear to know his/her subject matter? As you read the article, do you "feel" that something is missing? Is the writer logical? Does he/she presentsupport for his/her argument?
• Is there a clear thesis? Is it adequately supported with facts and data? Are inferences made?
• How is the material organized, for example:
A.Chronological order
B. Comparison/contrast
C. Definition
D. Cause/effect
E. Problem/solution
Format:
Analysis can be hand- written or typed.
Try to limit your analysis to no morethan 500 words, one or two pages
Purpose:
To go beyond the facts in an article and to realize that not all printed information is accurate, correct, or complete.
 The Critical Analysis will be...