Gorillas Never Tickle People Casually because the Speeding Turtle was Fined by the Strong Final Comment.

Oh…I get it Mr. A! You mean you are going to teach us how to write an analytical essay?

YEAP

Lucky I sat up the front with Jared and listened This exam is so hard. If only I didn’t sit in the back row and talk about updating my Facebook status! Lucky I sat up the front with Jared and listened Mmmmmm. I’m still trying to work out why I’ve got a calculator in an English exam

ANALYTICAL ESSAY WRITING The Introduction Your introduction should have at least four sentences. General Statement – Indirectly refers to the question; a philosophical statement that relates to the issue at hand. This sentence can be manufactured or a recognised quote.

Nutshell Sentence – This sentence provides the ‘essential information’ which includes: The name of the playwright The title of the play The main characters

Thesis Statement – This is the most important sentence in the essay as you will revisit it throughout the entire essay. This is the part of the introduction that answers the question in one sentence by stating your position.

Paragraph Preview – The name says it all; this sentence outlines the three arguments which will be covered in your body paragraphs and will support your thesis statement.

Clincher Sentence – your thesis statement in a different way.