Language
Learning Center
Writing Workshop for Multilingual
Speakers and Writers
Matthew David Collins Pizzorno
Adjunct Faculty
Palomar College and ALCI: CSU San Marcos
Writing an
Analysis Paper
Upon finishing this workshop, you will be able to:
• Understand the basic organization of an
Academic Paragraph and Essay.
• Understand the purpose of an analysis essay
or paper
• How do we organize an analysis essay or paper
What is the form of an academic
paragraph?
 Topic
Sentence
 Supporting
Sentences
 Concluding
Sentence
Essay Organization
I.
Introduction Paragraph:
(This is where your
thesis statement should
go.) But where??
II. Body Paragraph 1
III. Body Paragraph 2
IV. Body Paragraph 3
V. Concluding Paragraph (Here
we need to restate our
Thesis.)
Ok, that is great and all, but…
What is Analysis Per Se?
*To analyze a particular topic, subject or problem means to break it into
parts small enough to handle.
*In analysis you are using classification and division. Classification is
the arrangement of objects, people or ideas with shared characteristics
into classes or groups.
*We place them in general categories. Classification goes hand in hand
with division, which is the act of cutting up one big group into several
subgroups.
So, how do we do this???
It is all about
organization….
What
should we
put here
Thesis Statement
Handout…
Let’s look at a sample prompt….
Social Media appears to have taken over the
world. Write an eight page analysis essay
explaining this phenomenon………
So how do we
expand these
ideas?????
A.X.E.S. can help you from writing too
much
This is a
“strong” topic
sentence…
An interesting
point … not a
summary
According to the text,
“……”
(Author) writes “….”
This is the
conclusion sentence.
In conclusion,….
Contact Me:
Mpizzorn@csusm.com
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for future
workshops?????????????
Sign
in Sheet
Questionnaire