Critical Analysis Essay

Prompt: For this essay, you will analyze a reading and develop a claim about the author?s goal in the article you selected. Once your claim is established, you will use
examples from the reading to support your claim throughout your essay.

Critical Elements.. Specifically, the following critical elements MUST be addressed: I. Introduction: This is where readers will have a chance to get an idea of what your essay will be about and what you will prove throughout. Do not give all
of your information away here, but give readers a sample of what is to come. Do not forget to review your writing plan to make sure you are hitting all of
the points that you planned out, while also stating your claim.
A. Provide an overview of the work you have analyzed, briefly describing main points and your thoughts about the writing.
B. Compose an engaging thesis that states the claim that you will prove and support throughout your essay. This statement will give direction to
your essay and should be well thought out.

II. Body: The body is your opportunity to describe and support your claim in depth. Make sure your thoughts and evidence are clear and organized in a way
that is easy for readers to follow and understand.
A. Be sure to write multiple paragraphs that are focused, clearly state their intent, and move logically from one to the other, building the thesis
argument as the essay progresses. These paragraphs also need to deploy evidence from the selected reading.
B. Your body paragraphs should support your claim by combining thoughts and ideas with evidence from the writing. There is no such thing as a
right or wrong claim; the key is how your claim is supported and the quality of the evidence used.

III. Conclusion: Think of the conclusion as a review of your analysis. Use this section to restate your claim, and remind readers of your supporting evidence.
Think of this as your last chance to prove your point.
A. Review your claim and summarize key supporting points. This section should consist of a review of your main points employed to support your
argument.
B. Your conclusion should articulate insights about your claim established through your analysis. This should follow logically from your argument,
referring to key points or quotes used to support your claim.

********Guidelines for Submission: Analysis essay must be 3?4 pages in length (plus a cover page and reference page) and must be written in MLA or APA format. Use
double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Include at least three references from the selected reading cited in MLA or APA format. *********

Below is the link to the selected article

http://www.newsweek.com/some-lessons-assembly-line… (Author is Andrew Braaksma)