[header] How to write a critical analysis [title] Identify the author's thesis. [step] Determine what the author is arguing for or against. [substeps] The thesis of an academic article might be easier to identify than the thesis of a creative work, movie, or painting.
[header] How to write a critical analysis [title] Identify the author's thesis. [step] Determine what the author is arguing for or against. [substeps] The thesis of an academic article might be easier to identify than the thesis of a creative work, movie, or painting.
The thesis of a nonfiction piece would obviously be easier to identify, but it is probably a little harder than what the author is arguing. The thesis is such that the content and theme (and a general attention to detail) of the article or report apply to you, as well as to the author and the organization you're researching (or working with). [title] Identify the main argument in the concluding paragraph. [step] With a strong thesis, the author will be able to avoid confusion or miscommunication. Read again the article and write down what the author argues for or against. One example of an argumentative thesis would be: how does this work affect the education of child used without a valid argument? The author would use an argument raised in the article's introduction and argument in the concluding article. If critiquing a work of fiction or creative nonfiction, in either written form or film form, identify one main theme of the story. For a painting, analyze what the the painter may be trying to establish.