Format of Critical Analysis…
Saturday, April 4th, 2009
What is the Format of Critical Analysis?
• Identify the author by giving his past accomplishments and personal information like the place he was born, when he started writing, etc.
• First write down what prompted the author to write such an article, what the article is based on, for whom the article is directed to, etc.
• Look whether the article is primary source or secondary source of information. Primary sources are the original documents.
• Provide a summary on the main message in the article and then write the thesis statement for the article.
• Look into the underlying assumptions that the author might have and comment on them.
• Then you have to identify and evaluate the reasons for the author making the main claim and give the evidence that supports these assumptions.
• Write the refutations or the defenses that the makes to anticipate objections and answer them in.
These are the basics that have to be in a format of critical analysis.
Introduction
A format of critical analysis is very simple when you follow the instructions given by your class tutor. The main points to be kept in mind while formatting you critical essays are:
These are the basics that have to be in a format of critical analysis.
