Analytical Writing in 3 Simple Steps

[@geoffreycanie4609]

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]

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!

[@robotgeorge2896]

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 KZbin. Thank you for flicking the light switch in my brain!

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You're welcome--I'm glad it helped!

[@goodinred3780]

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

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Oh no! I hope it worked out okay!

[@dapringle1144]

Same lol😂

[@gravityswitch9528]

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]

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

[@SpamtonOf]

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

[@anneeboo9898]

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!

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Hey thanks--I'm really pleased to hear it!

[@JoeSiyah]

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!

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You're very welcome!

[@pauls7056]

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 KZbinrs; but we go for quality, and your talks are brimming with it. This video is excellent. Thank you for posting.

[@WritingwithAndrew]

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

[@repie]

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]

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 😉

[@user-bf2ei3wj8o]

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!

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You're welcome--glad it helped!

[@sbrinnna2103]

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

[@WritingwithAndrew]

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]

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

[@WritingwithAndrew]

That's awesome--go get 'em!

[@dawn8293]

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. :)

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You bet--that sounds like a fun project!

[@drakemitri3419]

Excellent breakdown. I appreciated it!

[@dinithperera7159]

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

[@crix_h3eadshotgg992]

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.

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Hey thanks!

[@hayleyveilleux2899]

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]

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

[@jaskaran2756]

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

[@WritingwithAndrew]

That's awesome! I'm glad to hear it!

[@Relativecalm2]

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]

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

[@sweatyoniphone9798]

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

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You're so welcome--I'm delighted to hear it!

[@neo20242]

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😂

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Hey thanks! (I won't tell your teacher if you don't lol)

[@pauls7056]

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]

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!

[@nisansalasathyanganee5676]

Thank you for this! Learned a lot 😊

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You bet--glad to hear it!

[@mm76.9]

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

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You bet--and thank you!

[@Gumpo69]

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

[@WritingwithAndrew]

I literally couldn't do it without people like you!

[@roselineawahnnoke1675]

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

[@aalihimu]

Thank you, Sir.

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Sure thing!

[@jimiejam9093]

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

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You're welcome!

[@vinodbhatia3812]

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

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You're welcome!

[@chichifd690]

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]

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?)

[@WardLLz]

"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]

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]

Yeah you are!

[@fyreantz2555]

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

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You're welcome--you too!

[@RAHULYADAV-ih8nm]

Explain evaluative writting. Please

[@chichifd690]

thi is clearer and informative

[@edyneuwamahoro5374]

This was so helpful. Thank you alot!

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You bet!

[@yjithsai4811]

Thank you Mr Andrew this helped

[@user-vf6qc5rk3u]

This helped me a lot.

[@yerbolabzhamiyev3268]

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

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You're welcome!

[@ezara6957]

Very helpful thank you

[@corrupt1238]

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

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thanks a bunch!

[@amzingme7703]

Thnku very much.. that helped me a lot

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You're welcome--I'm glad to hear it!

[@devinaayona3785]

Really helpful. Thanks Andrew!

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You bet!

[@user-fk5ll2mj9t]

Very good explanation 😊

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thanks!

[@cainsburys7164]

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

[@WritingwithAndrew]

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]

@WritingwithAndrew thank you Andrew so much

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You bet!

[@user-dg6hy2zz3v]

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]

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

[@felisaferreira5179]

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

[@WritingwithAndrew]

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]

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

[@Sasuke0383]

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

[@akshay5569]

is it same as authentic analysis?

[@WritingwithAndrew]

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

[@SUPAMON]

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[@PolyThoma]

But it is my first write analysis paragraph

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You can do it!

[@user-fk5ll2mj9t]

Hi

[@user-fk5ll2mj9t]

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[@splixgettinggoodatfortnite8468]

this got passed around the school discord a bit

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Ha, love it

[@ericsolojedi]

boring like this video...only watched for class

[@WritingwithAndrew]

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