Investigating Step 1:
Analyzing the assignment
Most professors will tell you explicitly what they want for an
assignment. If they don't, you can tell a lot by looking for
certain terms in the assignment instructions.
|Explain, compare and contrast
|Argue, persuade, evaluate
Examples of papers on tattooing:
Report: This paper will explore the history of
tattooing in the United States.
Analytical paper: This paper will explain
differences in attitudes toward tattooing in the 1960s and 1990s.
Argumentative paper: This paper will argue that
tattoos present serious health risks to adolescents.