Critical Analysis Essay Submission: Blackboard in Assignments A. What is a Critical Analysis Essay? A critical analysis essay critiques a particular work (a book, essay, movie, painting, and so on) by evaluating what it does well and what it does poorly. This style of writing is subjective because it expresses the writer’s opinion of the work. Writing a critical analysis essay requires critical reading and writing. B. Task/Focus: Your critical analysis will evaluate how well the author organizes their work, the word choice they use, and the research they include to support their claims (when writing your essay, image that it will appear in the reviews section of a well-known newspaper). You are required to use proper in-text citations to support your claims and to include a works cited page. Choose only one of the texts below to write your critical analysis on. “Street Vendors: Harvest of Dreams” by Anna Pacheco “The Knife” by Richard Selzer “Connectivity and its Discontents” by Sherry Turkle “Guest Etiquette” by Amy Sedaris “Once More To The Lake” by E.B. White “Taking Notes With Pen And Paper” by Susan Dynarski “Where Are You From” by Patricia Park “Linguistic Terrorism” by Gloria Anzaldua “Growing Up With Alexa” by Rachael Metz C. Formatting & Mechanics - Use proper heading presented in syllabus (including a creative title) - 3-4 pgs (this does notinclude the works cited page) - MLA Format - Written in third-person - Use formal language, but maintain your voice  12 pt. font & Times New Roman - Correct in-text citations - Works cited page