ENG 111 NVCC How Do I Pick a Team & Becoming a Sports Fan Article Analysis Essay

The goal for your rough draft is to identify and explain the argument that the author is making in your chosen article.

One of the key directions of these assignments is often to avoid or minimize your summary – you are not writing a book report, but evaluating the author’s argument.

• Summarize: You will use your own words to explain clearly what the subject of the article is.
  • You will explain the author’s thesis, purpose, and audience.
  • Your summary is intended to help your audience understand this subject clearly and thoroughly,
  • But the majority of your essay should concentrate on the analysis.
• Analyze: Next, you will explain the meaning of your chosen text.
  • You will evaluate what happened and discuss whether it is good, bad, or both.
  • How well the author conveys his or her intentions to the audience.
  • Is the author convincing?
  • What are the weaknesses?

Your essay final draft needs to be a minimum of 750 words.

Make sure you are uploading your drafts in the proof of process as you go.

Must be MLA first page format (Links to an external site.).

• Must have your chosen article listed in your works cited page and use in-text citations for any information you use from the article.
  • Works Cited Entries for the Articles
• Must include at least 2 outside sources from the Library Databases.
  • Must include the 2 sources in the works cited page and use in-text citations for any information used.
• Must have a minimum of 3 sources in the works cited page: the chosen article and at least 2 library database sources.