Analytical Writing in 3 Simple Steps

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  • @robotgeorge2896
    @robotgeorge2896 10 місяців тому +74

    My goodness. Years of reading theory and despairing over my failures to write a single comprehensible thing about literature, and all I needed to do was watch a 12-minute video on UA-cam. Thank you for flicking the light switch in my brain!

  • @geoffreycanie4609
    @geoffreycanie4609 2 роки тому +159

    I played this in class for my students (on the Smartboard) who need to pass an opinion style essay question for a standardized test. They found your approach quite helpful. I paused it at various points to piggy-back on what you were saying to focus it to the specifics of the particular task they have. Your clear and informed style of presenting made this easy to do. Thank-you!

    • @WritingwithAndrew
      @WritingwithAndrew  2 роки тому +30

      I'm honored that you gave me a spot in your classroom--that's high praise, and it's not lost on me. Thank you!

  • @gravityswitch9528
    @gravityswitch9528 10 місяців тому +24

    I sincerely appreciate this video: Most videos on this subject simply give the same rudimentary structure of essays -- and or analysis specifically -- but you actually gave an insightful line of reasoning. I am unsure if you have ever taught of learned rhetorical techniques, but you speak very similarly to a debate coach I know, and you exemplify all the ideals and techniques my coach tells me about: You speak clearly and deliberately by selecting your words, you give a clear link-chain of how ideas relate to their impacts, and you signpost each and every part of what you are doing. I don't know if you still, or ever, read comments, but thank you for your work.

    • @WritingwithAndrew
      @WritingwithAndrew  10 місяців тому +1

      Thanks for the comment--I sure do read them! I'm glad to hear the video was helpful, too!

  • @goodinred3780
    @goodinred3780 Рік тому +123

    Me watching this 30min before I have to write an analytical essay 😭😭

  • @anneeboo9898
    @anneeboo9898 Рік тому +30

    By far the most informative yet lightweight tutorial on analytical writing that I've come across :D I love how bite-sized and easy-to-understand everything was. Sooo helpful!

  • @JoeSiyah
    @JoeSiyah Рік тому +12

    I literally couldn't find a video to help me on this topic, but this allowed me to understand this topic easily. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

  • @pauls7056
    @pauls7056 2 роки тому +12

    Andrew, your videos and so helpful and professional. I learn so much when watching your videos. I suspect that you have a smaller following than some other UA-camrs; but we go for quality, and your talks are brimming with it. This video is excellent. Thank you for posting.

    • @WritingwithAndrew
      @WritingwithAndrew  2 роки тому +1

      You're too kind--this means a lot. Thanks for the support!

  • @repie
    @repie 2 роки тому +7

    Thank you for making these videos. I've always wanted to be a good writer because I've always been enthralled by writing from shows amd books I've loved. However I never knew how to approach it.
    I'm studying to become an electrical engineer and am in my junior year. I realized what writing skills I have now are not very great, and will get worse since I'll no classes and so teachers to help improve them.
    So sincerely, thank you so much. I've watched your videos multiple times to help drive your points home, and I feel so much more confident in going forward as a result. 🙂

    • @WritingwithAndrew
      @WritingwithAndrew  2 роки тому +1

      I'd heart this twice if I could--thanks for taking the time to share this! I'm happy to hear these videos have been helpful to you: that's exactly why I'm making them. As long as you keep practicing, you'll keep getting better. Plus, you recognize the value of writing--so you're lightyears ahead of most 😉

  • @TheNotSoGreat1
    @TheNotSoGreat1 5 місяців тому +1

    Genuinely thank you so much! I've been having a lot of trouble with this English analysis task I had and this has made me understand so much more. I'll make sure to remember this video for the future if I ever need any reminders

  • @TobiaLoos
    @TobiaLoos 8 місяців тому +2

    I am in Germany and I will write my 10th grade test. Since now I didn't get how to write an analysis. I loved the example with the pen. Thank you!

  • @hunghuynh47
    @hunghuynh47 4 місяці тому +2

    Another superb video Andrew. Much needed from me and dozens of other students

  • @sbrinnna2103
    @sbrinnna2103 11 місяців тому +2

    Starting at the last min on my analysis paper and found this video very helpful, thank you!

    • @WritingwithAndrew
      @WritingwithAndrew  11 місяців тому +1

      Ha, I don't think I can endorse starting a paper at the last minute--but I am glad the video helped! Good luck!

  • @vicwhitten7023
    @vicwhitten7023 7 місяців тому +1

    I’m using this in my first English class going back to school in eight years. Thank you so much !

  • @jaskaran2756
    @jaskaran2756 Рік тому +2

    Thank you so much for this video. It improved my analytical writing skills for scholarship test.

  • @d2h655
    @d2h655 2 місяці тому

    Truly grateful for this timeless video! I was specifically looking for this one and I actually found it, thank you!!

  • @dawn8293
    @dawn8293 5 місяців тому +1

    I want to get into making media-analysis videos as a hobby. Thank you for making this video. It will help me figure out what I'm doing. :)

  • @dinithperera7159
    @dinithperera7159 Рік тому +3

    This video was very helpful to me! I am struggling with descriptive essays and good comparative analysis, if possible can you also make a video based on this too

  • @hayleyveilleux
    @hayleyveilleux 9 місяців тому +1

    I’m a grad student in a lit course (with a term paper due very soon), and this is everything I haven’t learned in the past 4 months.

    • @WritingwithAndrew
      @WritingwithAndrew  9 місяців тому +2

      Both sorry and happy to hear it. Gotta love a term paper--good luck!

  • @WardLLz
    @WardLLz 9 місяців тому +2

    "when we focused on the pen we focused on the details that helped the pen to function, not aesthetic decoration or colours" OMG its actually making sense

    • @WardLLz
      @WardLLz 9 місяців тому +1

      So find the purpose of the passage and the audience so then you can understand how the passage functions the way it does for that specific audience. I am finally understanding what is happening.

    • @WritingwithAndrew
      @WritingwithAndrew  9 місяців тому +1

      Yeah you are!

  • @crix_h3eadshotgg992
    @crix_h3eadshotgg992 9 місяців тому +3

    This vid made me re-check whether I’ve subbed to you. I didn’t. I thought I did, since your video on How to read a Poem is in one of my playlists. Thank you.

  • @nf-ib2cr
    @nf-ib2cr Місяць тому

    Thank you so much! You helped me a lot. You explained the topic in a very understandable way.

  • @Relativecalm2
    @Relativecalm2 10 місяців тому +1

    Greetings Andrew, I am an English and Literature teacher (Secondary School) and I loved your pen analogy - especially as I am quite partial to ye olde days fountain pens myself. I hope you don’t mind if I borrow this as I try to move students beyond the ubiquitous and often ill-fitting TEEL! I have now subbed and will take some break time to check out your other insights. Cheers.

    • @WritingwithAndrew
      @WritingwithAndrew  10 місяців тому +2

      Thanks so much--here's to hoping it gets you some more interesting papers to read 😜

  • @Crocc101
    @Crocc101 2 місяці тому +2

    I got my English exam tomorrow but I haven’t had a English teacher all term, so I’m watching this

  • @mm76.9
    @mm76.9 11 місяців тому +1

    As informative and succint as a video can get. Thanks for this.

  • @drakemitri3419
    @drakemitri3419 5 місяців тому +1

    Excellent breakdown. I appreciated it!

  • @chichifd690
    @chichifd690 8 місяців тому +3

    how do i analyze the role of multistakeholders on the internet governance, and what the the benifits and challenges of involving government, civil society, technical community in the decision making process,

    • @WritingwithAndrew
      @WritingwithAndrew  8 місяців тому +2

      Probably start by looking at the things that stakeholders do in the contexts you've listed (what?) and then continue by explaining the implications of what you observe or identify (so what?)

  • @nisansalasathyanganee5676
    @nisansalasathyanganee5676 11 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for this! Learned a lot 😊

  • @Aac_Media_
    @Aac_Media_ 4 місяці тому +2

    Im not used to the standard english that uses jargons so what should i do inorder to write sentences that are not general , what strategy can i use since im just beginning English A level and im having difficulties to analyse a text extract or an article

    • @WritingwithAndrew
      @WritingwithAndrew  4 місяці тому

      As a place to start, rather than saying the thing you're analyzing has "many colors," be specific and name them. Ideally, your reader will know what you're talking about even if they haven't seen the thing you're analyzing

  • @vinodbhatia3812
    @vinodbhatia3812 Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much!! These are one of the few ones I understood❤

  • @chichifd690
    @chichifd690 8 місяців тому +2

    thi is clearer and informative

  • @roselineawahnnoke1675
    @roselineawahnnoke1675 9 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for this beautiful analysis but add more to the theme❤

  • @nf-ib2cr
    @nf-ib2cr Місяць тому

    Please make a one more video about critical writing

  • @RAHULYADAV-ih8nm
    @RAHULYADAV-ih8nm 7 місяців тому +1

    Explain evaluative writting. Please

  • @edyneuwamahoro5374
    @edyneuwamahoro5374 9 місяців тому +1

    This was so helpful. Thank you alot!

  • @Sydneyyrhodess
    @Sydneyyrhodess 2 місяці тому

    Thank you Andrew for breaking this down for us!

  • @ConsciousContentCreation
    @ConsciousContentCreation Місяць тому

    Interesting. Though missed the presenters names.
    😊😊😊

  • @amzingme7703
    @amzingme7703 11 місяців тому +1

    Thnku very much.. that helped me a lot

  • @sweatyoniphone9798
    @sweatyoniphone9798 Рік тому

    Thank you so much! What your doing is really helping people like my self.

  • @aalihimu
    @aalihimu 7 місяців тому +2

    Thank you, Sir.

  • @James72-j4t
    @James72-j4t 11 місяців тому +1

    i need to do analysis and interpretation of data/information for physics paper on flight. Just getting a start today. any advice would be helpful...

    • @WritingwithAndrew
      @WritingwithAndrew  11 місяців тому +1

      I'm not a physicist, but I think this pattern will get you started: review the data, see what meaningful conclusions you can draw, and explain how you arrived at those conclusions

  • @jimiejam9093
    @jimiejam9093 Рік тому

    this will help me amylase to my full potential thanks andrew much appreciated

  • @corrupt1238
    @corrupt1238 10 місяців тому +1

    Thank you. I enjoyed your video, have liked & subbed

  • @fyreantz2555
    @fyreantz2555 Рік тому

    This was great! Thanks for the help, sir! Have an excellent day!

  • @nike7511
    @nike7511 2 місяці тому

    Amazing video, thank you!

  • @ezara6957
    @ezara6957 Рік тому +1

    Very helpful thank you

  • @pauls7056
    @pauls7056 2 роки тому

    Andrew, you suggested letting you know if there are other writing topics you should consider discussing. How about 5 versatile and powerful prefixes and suffixes, what they mean and how to use them most effectively?
    I did a search on your site. The search showed zero. That said, after posting this, if I try it again I'll probably find 100!
    But, if you have not addressed this subject, it would be fascinating to get your insight and if you consciously use them or recommend them and, in what situations? Or, if you take the view that they are simply parts of existing words and have no value as a topic by themselves. Thank you.

    • @WritingwithAndrew
      @WritingwithAndrew  2 роки тому +1

      That's a really interesting suggestion. It's probably something that I've thought more about in terms of growing my vocabulary, etc. than anything that's consciously in my head when I sit down to write. But, of course, knowing the language is part of the process. I'll see what I can do--thanks!

  • @neo20242
    @neo20242 Рік тому

    I’m a student who didn’t get how to do this at all but I soon as I watch this it all made sense not even my teacher could make me understand the way this video did😂

  • @marleeohara7596
    @marleeohara7596 Місяць тому

    Thank you I was able to retain this thank you you

  • @Aac_Media_
    @Aac_Media_ 4 місяці тому +1

    At least i have an idea of whats required

  • @yjithsai4811
    @yjithsai4811 Рік тому

    Thank you Mr Andrew this helped

  • @HansSoto-l9m
    @HansSoto-l9m Рік тому

    This helped me a lot.

  • @sophiapatriot112
    @sophiapatriot112 4 місяці тому +1

    Thank you, your new subscriber.

  • @akshay5569
    @akshay5569 9 місяців тому +1

    is it same as authentic analysis?

    • @WritingwithAndrew
      @WritingwithAndrew  9 місяців тому +1

      I'm not familiar with the term, but it sounds like a more specific kind of analysis. These are the basic general steps of analytical writing, but different kinds of analysis will push you to pay attention to different particular aspects of something

  • @Sasuke0383
    @Sasuke0383 10 місяців тому +1

    You only have to answer 3 simple questions in each paragraph>
    What?
    So What?/Why is important?
    How Do You know?

  • @Gumpo69
    @Gumpo69 Рік тому +1

    Love how Andrew replies to every comment made. What a LEGEND🗿

  • @NARESHKatraparthi
    @NARESHKatraparthi Рік тому

    Very good explanation 😊

  • @devinaayona3785
    @devinaayona3785 Рік тому

    Really helpful. Thanks Andrew!

  • @yerbolabzhamiyev3268
    @yerbolabzhamiyev3268 Рік тому

    Thank you very much! I really appreciate of your job!

  • @felisaferreira5179
    @felisaferreira5179 Рік тому

    Could you please make a video for History writing? Is History analysts the same?

    • @WritingwithAndrew
      @WritingwithAndrew  Рік тому +1

      I think the basic principles are the same (analysis is analysis), but I don't have much experience with the conventions of history writing. It would be interesting to look into, though, so I'll think about how I might handle it

    • @felisaferreira5179
      @felisaferreira5179 Рік тому

      @@WritingwithAndrewThanks for take the time to answer. Best wishes.

  • @cainsburys7164
    @cainsburys7164 Рік тому

    How could you present your thought process effectively without sounding conversational or informal

    • @WritingwithAndrew
      @WritingwithAndrew  Рік тому

      That probably comes down to tone or style in writing. The difference, for example, between saying, "The fact that umbrellas block rain suggests that they would effectively keep someone dry" sounds more academic (if not overly so) than "Umbrellas keep people dry because they block rain." Either works, honestly, but the first gets the job done with a more formal style

    • @cainsburys7164
      @cainsburys7164 Рік тому

      @WritingwithAndrew thank you Andrew so much

    • @WritingwithAndrew
      @WritingwithAndrew  Рік тому

      You bet!

  • @ShinoNin
    @ShinoNin 4 місяці тому

    Can anyone help? I dont quite understand what he means by "to explain the significance of those details in terms of how they motivate the audience to do as the author wants them to do."

    • @ShinoNin
      @ShinoNin 4 місяці тому

      Also wanted to add, Thank you so much ! Im a student still but obviously been writing analytic works for a while now, but i suppose ive never really known what an analytic writing was and this helped out greatly!

    • @WritingwithAndrew
      @WritingwithAndrew  4 місяці тому +2

      It means that, if the ultimate goal of the thing you're analyzing is to motivate someone to do something (for example, buy a product), how do the different details of the advertisement work to make someone want to buy the product? Don't just say that the details do something--explain how they do it

    • @ShinoNin
      @ShinoNin 3 місяці тому

      @@WritingwithAndrew Thank you so much!!!!! This was really helpful. I sincerely appreciate it

  • @MuscleMash2000
    @MuscleMash2000 4 місяці тому +1

    You said that "say it explicitly" line twice at the end of the How Do You Know Section on purpose? If so, I commend what you've done there 😂

  • @preciousezinne9032
    @preciousezinne9032 3 місяці тому

    I cannot understand the ps

  • @zimtY_Unknown
    @zimtY_Unknown 2 місяці тому

    Not me watching this 7min b4 my exam😭😭, but amazing video, really helpful:)

  • @mohsinbhat-be7bh
    @mohsinbhat-be7bh 2 місяці тому +1

    Oh gosh😵😵
    its 6.13 am in my country
    at 9.15 am its my exam

  • @dlamininqobile9777
    @dlamininqobile9777 2 місяці тому

    Am kinda still lost with the 'how do you know '

    • @WritingwithAndrew
      @WritingwithAndrew  2 місяці тому

      Show your thought process for how you know that the details you've identified (what) are working the way you say they are (so what). If it were a math problem, not just showing the answer but also the steps you took to solve it

  • @PolyThoma
    @PolyThoma 6 місяців тому +1

    But it is my first write analysis paragraph

  • @Caleigh826
    @Caleigh826 3 місяці тому +1

    Watching this cause I failed my analytical essay 😭

  • @SUPAMON
    @SUPAMON Рік тому +1

    4:16

  • @splixgettinggoodatfortnite8468

    this got passed around the school discord a bit

  • @NARESHKatraparthi
    @NARESHKatraparthi Рік тому

    Hi

  • @NARESHKatraparthi
    @NARESHKatraparthi Рік тому

    Iam an indian

  • @zabdanger
    @zabdanger 3 місяці тому

    Skull of Calderon 😂

  • @ericsolojedi
    @ericsolojedi 11 місяців тому

    boring like this video...only watched for class

    • @WritingwithAndrew
      @WritingwithAndrew  11 місяців тому +4

      We love a comment--say thanks to your teacher for me 😁

  • @ssanchez3154
    @ssanchez3154 3 дні тому

    Im in my first college English class and already need a rough draft week 2 😅🫡 your video has saved my life! I love writing but structured writing my brain glitches! Can not thank u enough🫶🏼

  • @DavidBenedick-f1d
    @DavidBenedick-f1d 4 місяці тому +1

    Thank you so much this video helps a lot ❤🫶🤝🙏 I greatly appreciate you.❤