How to Write a Formal Analytical Essay

1.INTRODUCTION 3 Sentences (suggested minimum)The first sentence introduces the topicThe second sentence identifies the author and novelThe third sentence states the thesis2.BODY 2 paragraphs (suggested minimum)Each paragraph based on one aspect of the thesisParagraphs linked to one another with a connecting word or phrase (transition)Paragraphs are written in a formal analytical styleParagraphs follow the pattern:…

Chapter 4 LAB Activity: Eratosthenes and the Earth’s Circumference Answers

Introduction Eratosthenes, a Greek geographer (about 276 to 194 B.C.), made a surprisingly accurate estimate of the Earth’s circumference. The legend follows that Eratosthenes used a deep vertical well near Syene, in southern Egypt which was entirely lit up by the sun at noon once a year as the basis of his calculations. He reasoned…