The difficulty for me for the Primary Source Analysis' didn't come with differentiating between Primary and Secondary sources. That was actually pretty simple due to the fact that the topic I picked is very fresh, and almost anything I looked up was a primary source regarding it.
The problems I had were how to formulate all of my ideas for what I read. It's like I understand what the article is saying, and in my head I know the ways he's making claims, and what claims he's making, however it's harder to put into words, and make it sound like a smart analysis for someone else to read. I'm still not sure if I'm doing it correctly. I'm incorporating everything we talked about in class into the Analysis, however I'm not sure if it truly is going to be everything I need when it comes to writing my rough draft next week. I'm really nervous already, because it is known to be the hardest essay, and then on top of it, I feel as though melting the different sources together will be near impossible to do in a smooth manner.
The summary, and author's ethos are obviously simply to write about. However when it comes to the claims of both me and the author, I don't want to be wrong going about this. I want there to be plenty of evidence, and I want my ideas to be clear. Hopefully I can possibly make an A on this paper. I'm going to do my best.
I empathize with your problems finding the right words to express yourself. I had issues as well, maybe you should try to explain it outloud to someone and let them respond to what you are saying.
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