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Analytical Writing Basics
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Analytical Writing Basics
Answer each question. For the checklist question, choose every option that applies. Use evidence from the excerpt in your written responses.
Purpose and structure
1.What is the central aim of analytical writing?
- To create an entertaining story with a clear plot
- To examine an idea and support an interpretation with evidence and reasoning
- To describe a person or place using sensory details
- To make readers agree by relying mainly on emotion
2.Which opening would work best for an analytical paragraph about a novel?
- The novel presents the character’s silence as a sign of growing distrust.
- I wonder what will happen next in this exciting story.
- The rain fell heavily on the roof all night.
- Here is a quotation; I will not explain what it means.
3.Select all the features that commonly contribute to an analytical paragraph.
- A topic sentence that presents a main idea
- Relevant evidence, such as a quotation or example
- Explanation of how the evidence supports the idea
- Sensory description added mainly to create atmosphere
Analyse and explain
4.Read the paragraph, then match each sentence with its function.
1. Public libraries remain important places for young people.
2. A national survey found that many teenagers use libraries for study and reliable internet access.
3. These services give students a quiet place to complete work, especially when home is busy or lacks a stable connection.
4. Councils should therefore continue to fund welcoming library spaces for teenagers.
- Sentence 1
- Sentence 2
- Sentence 3
- Sentence 4
- Explanation of the evidence
- Topic sentence (main idea)
- Link or implication (what should happen)
- Evidence (survey finding)
5.Read the line: “Each time the last bus leaves early, the town’s promises of opportunity shrink for workers who finish late.” In 3–4 sentences, explain a likely purpose of the writer and analyse one language feature that helps convey it.
6.In 1–2 sentences, explain how the sequence topic sentence, evidence, explanation and link can help a reader follow an argument.
7.Imagine comparing two articles about school uniforms. Briefly describe how you could compare their perspectives and one language feature in each text.
Topic sentence What is your main idea?
Evidence What example or quotation supports it?
Explanation How does the evidence support your idea?
Link What broader point or implication follows?
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