10 steps to an analytical paper

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10 steps to an analytical paper
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Create a cover page with your name, class
period, date and title of the document.
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• The First Presidents
• Pat the Patriot
• 5th Period
• Due date Aug. 18th

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Type the paper (Use 12 point Times New
Roman Font) Do not use bold type!

• The first painters .
• The first painters
• The first painters
• The first painters

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Double-space (no character spacing, no
extra spacing at the top or bottom of your
papers, no extra spacing between paragraphs)
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Use 1 margins on the sides, top and bottom.

• This is an example of using 1
• margins in your papers. Go to the File
• menu and select Page Set-Up. Then
• change the settings to 1.00 on top/
• bottom/ left and right indent. Always indent
• 5 spaces when you begin a paragraph.

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Write the first paragraph or thesis
statement. In your own words, write
approximately 100 words about the basis of the
paperformal papers do not begin with This paper
is about You may want to begin with
background information about the Salem witch
trials. Make sure to include the title and
authors names of both articles.
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Write the second paragraph. What is
the 1st article Under an Evil Hand about.
Using approximately 100 words what does the
article have to say about the subject matter of
Salem witch trials.
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Write the third paragraph. What is the
basis of the 2nd article on Salem? Using
approximately 100 words what does the reading
material have to say about the subject matter or
time period.
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Write the fourth paragraph. This is
your comparison paragraph. Again using
approximately 150-200 words compare and contrast
the 2 articles. What are the different
perspectives?
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• Write your fifth paragraphthis is your
  conclusion paragraph. In this paragraph you will
  express your opinion on the subject matter or any
  other related topic.

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Proof read and spell check for any
mistakes. Watch your use of weak words
includingsays, a lot, very, got, get, there is,
there are, there were, really, good, bad, quite,
things, never, forever talks about, speaks of,
tells of, about, this paper discussesremember
that a paper cannot talk! Write your paper in
3rd person
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Action words to use

• The author (not the paper)
• contends, asserts, illustrates the point,
  examines, infers, states, concludes etc
• Make certain that you are writing the paper on
  the issues that formed the Presidents leadership
  abilities, the events of their administration and
  the precedents that they created.

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Due

• Tuesday, Aug. 24th