“That which you manifest is before you.”

An analytical essay is a piece of writing that answers a question about literature. It should display a critical understanding of the text, the techniques the writer has used to create it, YOUR analysis and personal response to the task. “That which you manifest is before you.”

When the green flag goes down, PEEL out! P OINT E VIDENCE E XPLAIN L INK Make your POINT! Provide your EVIDENCE! (Use a quote, specific event, or make direct reference to the text) EXPLAIN how your EVIDENCE proves your POINT! Your LINK is VITAL! LINK your idea to the original question and/or your umbrella statement (if you have one).

P OINT Start immediately by making your POINT! Through Ugwu, Adichie cleverly portrays both the human struggle and a nation’s internal turmoil using the Nigerian/Biafran War as her backdrop. P OINT Start immediately by making your POINT! Through Ugwu, Adichie cleverly portrays both the human struggle and a nation’s internal turmoil using the Nigerian/Biafran War as her backdrop.

E VIDENCE This should almost always be a "quote." Always quote parts of sentences or sentences using words you have not written. No more than one, two if you have to, sentences should be quoted. Your evidence MUST be RELEVANT to the question and link with it. It should help to prove the point you are making; it should be an example that supports your point. E VIDENCE This should almost always be a "quote." Always quote parts of sentences or sentences using words you have not written. No more than one, two if you have to, sentences should be quoted. Your evidence MUST be RELEVANT to the question and link with it. It should help to prove the point you are making; it should be an example that supports your point.

E VIDENCE As a result of the war, and the need for soldiers to fight for the Biafran cause, Ugwu is taken against his will to fight. Not only does this present E VIDENCE As a result of the war, and the need for soldiers to fight for the Biafran cause, Ugwu is taken against his will to fight. Not only does this present

E XPLAIN Analysis is when you ANALYSE the point you are making. You should also make sure that you also use the quote to back up what you're saying in your point. Think about what the quote SUGGESTS and explain how it proves your point. You should develop your point in most depth during your analysis. When you analyse something, you are breaking your point down into parts and thinking about the different meanings it may have to back up your analysis. E XPLAIN Analysis is when you ANALYSE the point you are making. You should also make sure that you also use the quote to back up what you're saying in your point. Think about what the quote SUGGESTS and explain how it proves your point. You should develop your point in most depth during your analysis. When you analyse something, you are breaking your point down into parts and thinking about the different meanings it may have to back up your analysis.

L INK This part of your paragraph should LINK back to the original question. This makes it clear to yourself and your reader what you are talking about and makes sure it is RELEVANT to the question. The first line of the next paragraph should also Link to your final linking sentence of the previous one. L INK This part of your paragraph should LINK back to the original question. This makes it clear to yourself and your reader what you are talking about and makes sure it is RELEVANT to the question. The first line of the next paragraph should also Link to your final linking sentence of the previous one.

Here’s a sample PEEEEL paragraph about The Great Gatsby