George Mason University

Department of English


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Writing an Analytical Paper

Below you will find links with advice from English Department faculty about various stages in the writing process. If you find any of these pages to be especially useful to you, or if you prefer working with printed documents, we invite you to print any page from this site—all pages are already "print friendly," and will print in a more appropriate format.

Deciding What To Write About

Organizing Your Ideas

Composing Your Paper

Using Textual Evidence

Polishing Your Draft