Assignment Directions: Analytical
Essay 2
Analytical Essay 2 is a comparative analysis of two scholarly articles related to the
student’s field of study. Students will use the library databases or credible search engines
like Google Scholar to locate two peer-reviewed articles: one must have been published
within the last two years, and the other must be 5-7 years old. The articles must be about
similar topics. Instructors will approve the selections; students will then compose a
comparative analysis of the texts, explaining how they explore (a) shared topic(s) and
evolve a conversation about the topic(s).
Basic requirements:
Point value: 75 pts
Length requirement: 5–7 pages (excluding cover page, abstract, and references)
Format: APA
Font: Times New Roman size 12
Description:
For Analytical Essay 2 we will write a comparative analysis of scholarly articles related to
our field of study. We do not use first-person singular (“I/me”) but might use the collective
“we.” As the paper is a comparative analysis of two scholarly articles, we will not present
other sources. Our instructor must approve our articles.
Purpose:
The paper will be a comparative analysis of the two articles; we will explain how they
explore (a) shared topic(s) and evolve a conversation about the topic(s). The thesis will
establish a connection between the two articles. As a comparative analysis of two articles,
we will examine connections and conversation threads. It’s all about finding an interesting
connection between two articles and explaining that connection to our audience.
Research requirement:
Independent research should not be conducted and no source should be cited other than
the articles.
Intended audience:
Let’s assume our readers are familiar with the articles. They want to learn about a
connection we’ve found between the two articles.
Key performance criteria:
We meet the basic assignment requirements.
We address the assigned intended audience.
We focus on scholarly articles approved by the instructor.
The thesis establishes an analytical connection between two articles.
We support the thesis with details and examples from the articles.
We refrain from personal reflection.
We refrain from summarizing without analyzing.
We refrain from presenting outside sources.
Instruction #2 is uploaded with the article that needs to be compared. Contact me if you need more clarification.
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