Organizing the Magazine Analysis
The magazine analysis has a lot in common with an argumentative essay.
Introduction
• Introduce magazine and make your claim about the audience and purpose of the magazine.
Body paragraphs
• Have a few paragraphs supporting your claim. If your claim says your magazine’s purpose is to inform, talk about some of the articles in the essay that are clearly there to inform. Make sure you connect your points back to your claim.
• Remember that you need to cite five articles or other features from the magazine.
Conclusion
• Sum up your information—you could restate your claim and your main reasons.
Works Cited page
• At least five articles (or advertisements, or other features from the magazine) alphabetized.
Citing a printed magazine article using MLA style:
Author’s last name, first name. “Article title.” Magazine Name, date, pages.
Citing an online magazine article using MLA style:
Author’s last name, first name. “Article title.” Magazine Name, date on web, pages (if any), URL. Date.
