Read all instructions in the analysis. Underline any key phrases. Ensure you understand the analysis' instructions before continuing.
Read any articles required for the analysis. Highlight any important passages. Make notes of any thoughts you have about the essays in the margins. Draw a question mark, and underline any part of the article you don't understand.
After reading each article, identify three themes or main ideas from each on a separate piece of paper. Underneath each theme or main idea, and list the supporting evidence the author uses in the article.
Review the themes from each article. Identify any similar or corresponding themes. It's highly unlikely that the articles are completely dissimilar. Write down the similar themes on a sheet of paper, and note the evidence from the articles, making sure to note which article produced which pieces of evidence.
Reread the analysis' instructions. Construct an outline for the essay. Similar to the other outlines, identify three themes common to all the articles. Identify evidence you can use to support the themes or main ideas. For each theme, take evidence from each article.
When writing an outline, do not use full sentences. Write short sentences. The short sentences need only to remind you where to find the complete thought.
Write the section on Theme 1 first, then Theme 2 and Theme 3. Double check that you're using evidence from each article.
Write your introduction, include an opening sentence, one-sentence summaries of the three themes and a closing sentence. Write your conclusion, which should summarize the points made in the essay.