Critical essay begins with the analysis of the reading which includes a summary of the author’s point of view and an evaluation of the author’s work. The former is comprised of the following points: a brief statement of the main idea, an outline of the important facts used by the author to support the main idea, a summary of the author’s implied values, and a presentation of the author’s suggestions for action or conclusions. The evaluation of the author’s work consists of an assessment of the facts indicated on the basis of relevance and correctness, an evaluation of judgment of logical consistency of the argument, and an appraisal of the author’s values.
While working on your paper consider the following:
- paper is informative which means it emphasizes the work studied rather than opinions and feelings of the writer;
- criticism doesn’t imply you have to attack the author or his work, it means you should assess his written work be it book, article, etc;
- paper must employ an objective and serious tone;
- be specific concerning the points you’re making about the play, novel or poem;
- support your claim with evidence. Read the rest of this entry »

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