Writing HW

Essay #2 Analytical Essay 5-6 pages MLA Format In 5-6 pages, you will ana lyze a p ie ce o f a rt o f yo ur ch oosi ng The point of the essay is t o “b reak dow n” th e a rt w ork and e xa mine it s va rio us pie ce s, su ch a s colors, medium, lines et al , a nd e xp la in h ow th ose p ie ce s opera te w it h in th e a rt.

In order to write a comple te a nalysi s, yo ur paper sh ould lo ok to :

1) What is happening (Ex : th e ca nva s has lo ts of b lu es and g re ys) 2) The interpretation of w hat is happenin g (Ex: it co nve ys a so mb er m ood) 3) How/where that is hap penin g (Ex: th e mo noch roma tic pale tte g ive s th is im pre ssi on d ue to th e lack of diverse colors) There are two main compo nents to st art in g a n a nalyt ica l p aper :

1) Articulate a thesis state ment 2) Support your thesis wit h e vi dence /d eta ils/ exa mp le s