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RESEARCH ESSAY ANALYSIS FORMAT

I. READ the research information within your source.

II. ANNOTATE and HIGHLIGHT the following:

1 TOPIC

A. THESIS STATEMENT (MAIN IDEA)

B. EXAMPLES to support your research topic

C. Keep in mind your research topic/question

III. WRITE the analysis (paragraph summary)

A. In one paragraph be sure to have the following information in YOUR own words:

a. title, author, and source of the article

b. topic of the source (from the introduction)

c. thesis statement (main idea)

d. examples to support your research topic

e. direct quotes—These are quotes that you may want to include in your research paper.

f. Why is this source valuable to you? What makes this a good source? Your evaluation.

B. TYPE One Analysis for Each of the 4 Sources

a. At the top your page: type your name and class

b. Next: type the correct citation format of the

source reference.

c. Then type your paragraph with the information listed

above.

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