Analytical Essay Graphic Organizer



Analytical Essay Graphic Organizer

Introduction Paragraph

Your thesis statement should be specific—it should cover only what you will discuss in your paper and should be supported with specific evidence.

The thesis statement usually appears at the end of the first paragraph of a paper.

Your topic may change as you write, so you may need to revise your thesis statement to reflect exactly what you have discussed in the paper.

Example of an analytical thesis statement:

An analysis of the college admission process reveals one challenge facing counselors: accepting students with high test scores or students with strong extracurricular backgrounds.

The paper that follows should:

• Explain the analysis of the college admission process

• Explain the challenge facing admissions counselors



Body Paragraph 1:

Body Paragraph 2:

Body Paragraph 3:

Conclusion Paragraph:

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Introduce the work of literature (5-7 sentence summary that leads to thesis)

Thesis (make a statement about what the author does)

Topic Sentence (point and argument)

Expand on topic sentence:

Quote to Support:

Lead into the quote:

Tie the quote back into the point of the paragraph

Expand with more detail.

Tie examples and the point back into the main argument and transition into next point.

Tie the quote back into the point of the paragraph

Lead into the quote:

Quote to Support:

Expand on topic sentence

Topic Sentence (point and argument)

Tie examples and the point back into the main argument and transition into next point.

Tie the quote back into the point of the paragraph

Lead into the quote:

Quote to Support:

Expand on topic sentence

Topic Sentence (point and argument)

Tie the quote back into the point of the paragraph

Tie examples and the point back into the main argument

Topic sentence

Leave the reader thinking

Rephrase the main argument

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