Sections

Course Contents: Reasoning and Problem Solving (after 11/1/2008) Home; Week 1 A - Orientation and Pre-Instructional Activities; Week 1 B - What is Critical Thinking; Week 2 - The Elements of Reasoning and Standards of Critical Thinking; Week 3 - Systematic Problem Solving; Week 4 - Identifying Assumptions, Biases, and Common Fallacies; Week 5 - Considering Evidence, Including Statistics; Week 6 - Thinking about Your Thinking and Critical Writing; Week 7 - Critical Thinking in the Disciplines and Professions; Week 8 - Selecting a Question and Documenting Initial Understanding; Week 9 - Analysis of Sources; Week 10 - Assumptions, Biases, and Possible Solutions; Week 11 - Expressing Your Viewpoint and Biases Related to Your Selected Problem; Week 12 - Creating a Writing Plan; Week 13 and 14 - Writing the Analytical Essay; Week 15 - Writing the Self-Refection Essay

Personal tools

You are here: Home → Liberal Arts → Reasoning and Problem Solving (after 11/1/2008) → Week 13 and 14 - Writing the Analytical Essay

Week 13 and 14 - Writing the Analytical Essay

Document Actions

Activity 1 :: Activity 2

Introduction

If you have created an effective writing plan, drafting the essay will be just a matter of elaborating on each idea introduced in your plan. Your earlier work on the shorter tasks can also help you write your analytical essay. However, it is likely you will need to make some modifications so the parts fit together and become a whole. There will also be sections you’ll need to create for the final essay.

Copyright 2008, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. Week 13 and 14 - Writing the Analytical Essay. (2008, October 10). Retrieved November 21, 2009, from Western Governors University Web site: http://ocw.wgu.edu/liberal-arts/clrps-after-11-1-2008/a151.html. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.